The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

This national dispute was the most intense and time-consuming political struggle in the Wanli Dynasty. In the original history, this matter lasted for a long time, and it can even be said that because of this matter, It brought down the entire Ming Dynasty government by several steps, and laid the foundation for the collapse of the Ming Dynasty in the future.

And even now, in this era with Zhang Fan, although Zhang Fan has made up his mind from the very beginning to protect himself wisely, and try not to interfere with it if he can, but even so, Zhang Fan is not everything. I haven't done it, but you must know that in this matter, Zhang Fan, relying on the relationship between him and Zhu Yijun, as long as he makes a slight move, it will be able to speed up the process of this matter extremely quickly.

But even so, this matter has not been resolved until now.

For the ministers in the DPRK, they are already full of confidence in this long-lasting dispute from the beginning, but now they lack motivation. Of course, if this matter is mentioned now, they will Naturally, he would stick to his own point of view without hesitation. There is absolutely nothing to say about this, but after all, it has taken such a long time, and the situation now really makes people feel a little tired.

After Wang Xijue retired, it was naturally Zhao Zhigao who took over as chief assistant, and this time Zhao Zhigao was the same as last time, adhering to his way of doing things like a peacemaker, and it was precisely because of Zhao Zhigao's way of doing things that the original Things that had just picked up a little bit fell silent again.

But it can't be said that Zhao Zhigao's position as chief assistant is useless for such a long time. In fact, it is also thanks to Zhao Zhigao's temper and approach as a peacemaker, which is also the relationship between Zhu Yijun and the ministers. That was a very huge relaxation. If the two sides have been in a tense state, I am afraid that it will not take long for problems to arise.

It's just that this state of relaxation has lasted for too long, and Zhao Zhigao has delayed his temper. He took over as the chief assistant of the cabinet in May of the 22nd year of Wanli, and he was able to do it all the time. It can be said that it was not easy to die in office in September of the [-]th year of Wanli.

And after these seven years, the prince's matter has not been resolved.

But this situation will naturally be broken, and this is in the body of Shen Yiguan who took over the position of Zhao Zhigao's chief assistant.

Shen Yiguan, since Zhu Yijun was able to choose him to take over as the chief assistant, he naturally has his own way, but compared with the others, this person has a lot of ambition. When he first took office, he started to help The faction wants to do something, and with his status as the chief assistant, it becomes very easy to do this kind of thing. Therefore, after Shen Yiguan took office, the court has become a little different, although The change is not very big, but compared with when Zhao Zhigao was in power, it is very obvious.

But in any case, whether Shen Yiguan is ambitious or acts differently, after all, he is also very concerned about Li Chu's affairs, and his thoughts are actually the same as most people in the court. He also supported Zhu Changluo, and it was precisely because of this that even though Shen Yiguan was trying to form a faction in the DPRK and China, most people in the DPRK held back.

And Shen Yiguan is naturally due to his extraordinary place.

As early as when Zhao Zhigao was still there, in the 18th year of Wanli, Zhu Changluo was already there, and when a man arrived, he should naturally talk about marriage, even for ordinary people, let alone him as a prince.

Speaking of it, it is easy for the prince to talk about marriage. As long as he chooses a good family, then he doesn't have to worry about anything. Naturally, the people in the Ministry of Rituals will handle it according to the regulations. In addition, the imperial court is very rich now, so it is not a big deal. Big problem.

But Zhu Changluo is going to talk about marriage, and there is another factor in this matter. After all, as Zhu Yijun's eldest son, he is already dead now, so not only should we talk about marriage, but even the candidate for the prince They should all be chosen, but Zhao Zhigao's temperament has not mentioned this matter before, so the matter has been suppressed all the time.

And after Shen Yiguan took office, he took this opportunity to go to Zhu Yijun again, asking him to take the position of prince early, and this time, maybe Zhu Yijun was deadlocked for too long because of this matter. Zhu Yijun is not unaware of these things.

In addition, after such a long time, Zhu Yijun also felt that it would be of no benefit if the matter was still in such a stalemate. Therefore, after Shen Yiguan's memorial came up, Zhu Yijun also reacted immediately.

I can't say how powerful Shen Yiguan's ability is. It can only be said that he chose very well at this time when he went to Shushu. No, it can't even be said that he chose it, but he encountered such a good time, so he As soon as this memorial was put up, it immediately received extraordinary results, and Zhu Yijun actually let go.

On the second day after Shen Yiguan went to the court, Zhu Yijun mentioned this matter in the early court, and what he said made the people in the court very happy.

In short, I am already in my 40s, and my eldest son Zhu Changluo is also in his 20s. At this time, some things have to be arranged even if they are not used. Therefore, the prince's affairs should also be arranged. There was a conclusion, and at that time, although Zhu Yijun didn't say it clearly, everyone in the court knew what he said. Zhu Yijun wanted Zhu Changluo to be the prince.

This is something that the people in the court have been looking forward to for a long time. You must know that they have been waiting for this matter for more than ten years, not to mention what they have paid for it. Now they can finally get what they want. So As a result, the sacrifice of so many people has become very worthwhile.

You know, at this time, Zhu Yijun let go, which obviously means that he intends to follow the ideas of most people in the court and make Zhu Changluo the crown prince, which is a great thing for the entire court After all, the matter that has been stalemate for so long is finally coming to a result, and this result is what they hoped for.

However, if someone is happy, then someone will naturally be angry. For those who are angry, the first person to bear the brunt is naturally Concubine Zheng. After all, she hopes that her son will become the crown prince and be able to succeed to the throne in the future. She has had thoughts from the very beginning, but after so many decades, she has tried her best to do everything she can do, but in the end, she still has no way to realize her wish. Concubine Zheng absolutely cannot agree to such a thing.

And it was precisely because of this incident that Concubine Zheng had a complete quarrel with Zhu Yijun this time. Of course, this quarrel was only Concubine Zheng's quarrel with Zhu Yijun.

Before Zhu Yijun made such a decision, he had discussed it with Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan could also see that this matter had entered the later stage, and it was time to decide the result, so Zhang Fan was also more nervous. At this time, there must be no mistakes.

Therefore, when Zhang Fan answered Zhu Yijun's question, he was also very careful. In fact, in the conversation between Zhang Fan and Zhu Yijun, Zhang Fan never gave him any positive advice, and never said anything. To be clear, if he told him what to do, Zhang Fan was trying to induce Zhu Yijun from the beginning to the end, so that those words would come out of Zhu Yijun's own mouth.

Zhang Fan, who was very familiar with Zhu Yijun, naturally knew how to talk to Zhu Yijun to achieve this effect. Therefore, during the whole conversation, Zhang Fan completed his plan very smoothly.

As a result, Zhu Yijun finally decided that the crown prince would be Zhu Changluo, and Zhu Yijun was indeed very worried about Concubine Zheng, but Zhang Fan was also prepared in this regard and knew what to do. what to do.

The final result is that Zhu Yijun believed Zhang Fan's words and felt that after so many years, this matter still cannot be resolved, so even though he knew that his concubine was very persistent about this kind of matter, he felt that her That kind of attachment should fade away.

In the end, after Zhu Yijun felt that he had considered everything, he made up his mind and planned to make Zhu Changluo the prince.

However, it was obvious that Zhu Yijun didn't think it through, or that Zhang Fan's deception succeeded.

At the end of this matter, after Concubine Zheng learned of Zhu Yijun's plan, she was really furious and very angry. The angry Concubine Zheng came to Zhu Yijun. It was the first time that Concubine Zheng let go of all her usual concealment. She was arguing with Zhu Yijun like a shrew, and completely turned against him.

Zhu Yijun really didn't expect that after so many years, Concubine Zheng would still be so persistent in this matter and would not budge an inch.

It was the first time seeing Concubine Zheng like this, and Zhu Yijun was stunned. He really didn't expect it to be like this, and Concubine Zheng obviously attached great importance to this matter, and she was determined not to give up until she reached her goal .

In the end, Zhu Yijun couldn't take it anymore, so he could only promise that she would figure out a way.

Therefore, this level of this woman is the most sad, and Zhu Yijun is a typical example of this kind of level that cannot be passed.

Now that he had promised Concubine Zheng that he would find a way by himself, but here he had also agreed to the plans of so many ministers in the court. As a result, Zhu Yijun was in a difficult position immediately, and both sides were in a dilemma.

However, in the final result, he still intends to appease Concubine Zheng first. Although compared to those people in the court, those people are more troublesome, but you must know that those people in the court are also very easy to deal with, especially those in the body. As the emperor, he would just hide in the palace at worst. Even if he had to go to court early every day, the time to go to court in the early morning was only a short while.

But compared to Concubine Zheng, she will never give up. Even after Zhu Yijun has promised that she will find a way, she is still worried. As long as Zhu Yijun is in the palace, she will talk to him about this matter. The matter made Zhu Yijun dizzy all day long, so Zhu Yijun compromised with Concubine Zheng.

But this time, it was different from the last time, this time he actually said that he wanted Zhu Changluo to be the prince, and it was absolutely impossible for the people in the court to give up just like that.

In order to deal with this matter, Zhu Yijun thought of another way. He had already started preparing for the ceremony, but now he found another reason of "unprepared for the ceremony" to delay, but obviously, this time, the people in the court It is absolutely impossible to compromise.

Of course, Zhu Yijun clearly understood that it was absolutely impossible for these people in the court to agree to such an obvious method of delay, so Zhu Yijun was a little smarter this time, and he did not bring up this matter in the court again. It was not in an attitude of discussing with Chao Duan, but from the very beginning, Zhu Yijun wrote down the matter, took out his edict, and announced it directly in the court.

All of a sudden, the officials were in an uproar. It was obviously something that had been agreed, but Zhu Yijun changed his mind again. This is definitely something that the ministers in the court cannot tolerate.

But obviously Zhu Yijun was a bit cruel this time, and he directly handed over the edict to Shen Yiguan for him to execute.

But Shen Yiguan naturally has his persistence, not to mention that this matter has been delayed for such a long time, and Shen Yiguan also understands that if no decision is made on this matter, many things will be affected. Even some matters related to himself will be greatly affected by this matter.

Therefore, this time Shen Yiguan is also very persistent in this matter. Before Zhu Yijun recovered, Shen Yiguan sealed the hand that Zhu Yijun had made, and he was in the court hall, in front of all the courtiers. The above is clear and plain, I firmly disagree with the rescheduling of the canonization, and the canonization of the prince must be carried out immediately.

This time, Zhu Yijun was taken aback by Shen Yiguan's actions. That's right, although Shen Yiguan usually acts impartially in the court, he naturally has nothing to say about things that should be done, and he is also the same for things that shouldn't be done. It's necessary to ask a little bit, but Zhu Yijun really never thought that Shen Yiguan would be so determined this time, that he even sealed his hand back.

Being teased by Shen Yiguan, Zhu Yijun didn't know what to do for a while. He made up his mind this time and issued the edict first. It can be said that he used the last resort, but Shen Yiguan didn't take this As a result, Zhu Yijun didn't know what to do.

Of course, saying that he didn’t know was just Zhu Yijun’s sudden astonishment because of the suddenness of this matter, and after this time of astonishment, it was actually very easy to handle Yes, there is actually only one solution to this matter, and as long as Zhu Yijun follows this method, although it cannot solve all the troubles, it can solve most of them.

But Zhu Yijun really didn't want to do this, because this method, in fact, could only proceed with the canonization ceremony according to the wishes of most people in the court, that is to say, Zhu Changluo had to be made the prince.

From this, it can be imagined that Zhu Yijun really didn't want to do this. After all, it was determined that Zhu Changxun would not be able to become the prince. Once this matter is confirmed, obviously, it is absolutely impossible for Concubine Zheng Let go of his own, which means that Zhu Yijun will usher in endless troubles.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun can be said to be vacillating between these two choices, or he insists on procrastinating. In this case, although Zheng Guifei will still be troubled, at least it will not be as intense as it is now. But if he agrees with the ministers of the court, then obviously, there will be no troubles in the court, but Zheng Guifei will not bypass him.

As a result, Zhu Yijun was a little uncertain. Once again, Zhu Yijun found Zhang Fan and wanted to ask his opinion.

But this time, Zhang Fan knew that he could no longer hide as before. He could see clearly that this was the last time. If this opportunity was not used well, it would be really difficult next time. , So this time, Zhang Fan still spoke up even though he would be trapped in it. Of course, before Zhang Fan spoke, he thought about it and felt that he would not be affected too much. If you get involved, you will speak.

Zhang Fan still didn't tell Zhu Yijun clearly what to do with this matter, or let him make his own choice by inducing him.

And Zhang Fan's induction is actually the most simple and clear, that is, to analyze the consequences of these two methods for Zhu Yijun.

If you agree with the opinions of the ministers in the court and make Zhu Changluo the crown prince, then the affairs in the court will be completely settled, and there will be no more troubles in this regard in the future. The trouble will not be small.

However, if the delay continues, Zhu Yijun will actually be displeased by both parties. The ministers of the DPRK and China cannot justify it. If this delays, Zheng Guifei will obviously continue to put pressure on him.

Since no matter what it is, the troubles on Zheng Guifei's side are inevitable, so why not reduce the troubles on one side first.

In other words, Zhang Fan is equivalent to letting Zhu Yijun make Zhu Changluo the crown prince. In this way, there will be no troubles in the court. Dare to face it directly and want to hide, it is not very easy.

After being told by Zhang Fan, Zhu Yijun has made up his mind.