My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 980 Undercurrent
Regarding the issue of the throne, the Wuying Palace did not discuss a result. Empress Dowager Hu wanted to make Zhu Qizhen's son Zhu Jianshen the emperor, but she was unanimously opposed by the ministers. After all, the national crisis was at hand. If a child under three years old was made emperor, Emperor will only make Ming's situation worse.

But Zhu Qizhen was an only son and had no other brothers at all. He did have many cousins. After all, Zhu Zhanji still had several younger brothers, but most of them were not in the capital. In contrast, Zhu Zhanhe led The army is just outside Beijing.

So many people thought of Zhu Zhanhe, but everyone present was a veteran. Everyone was waiting for others to come forward. In the end, no one spoke. After all, no one wanted to be the one to stand out.

After the meeting, Zhang Fu dragged his old and tired body back to his home. He first took a hot bath to relieve the fatigue of the journey, and then had a sumptuous dinner, and then he felt relieved.

But at this moment, someone suddenly came to report: "Master, Hu Shangshu is here!"

"Invite him to the study!"

Zhang Fu didn't seem surprised, and after giving instructions, he went to the study to wait.

After a while, Hu Hui came to the study, but he did not come alone. There was another person behind him. It was Yang Shan who had been on an envoy to a big man before and had returned with Zhu Zhanhe.

"How come Minister Yang is here too?"

Zhang Fu asked in surprise when he saw Yang Shan. He thought that Hu Hui would come to him alone to talk about the throne. Some words would be inconvenient for others to hear, so he came to him privately, but he didn't expect that he would come to him privately. I took Yang Shan with me.

"To be honest with the Duke, it was actually Yang Shilang who came to me first. After we discussed it, we decided to come to the Duke!"

Hu Xi explained with a calm smile.

At this time, Yang Shan also stepped forward and saluted Zhang Fu and said: "My lord, this official is on a mission to the Han Dynasty. I have seen with my own eyes the vigorous vitality in the country of the Han Dynasty. In contrast, my Ming Dynasty is full of awe. Decline and decay, you must know that the Han Dynasty was born out of our Ming Dynasty. When the Han Dynasty was founded, it was thanks to the support of our Ming Dynasty, but why is the Han Dynasty now strong and powerful, but our Ming Dynasty cannot even defeat the small Oala, and even The emperor was kidnapped by the other party?"

When Yang Shan said the last words, he also had a look of indignation on his face. When Zhu Di was alive, who would have thought that in just twenty years, Ming Dynasty would have declined to this point.

"The people are all the same people, and even many of the people who went to the Han Dynasty are victims of disasters. Although the areas such as Tianzhu occupied by the Han Dynasty are considered rich, they have a hot climate and are no better than our Ming Dynasty. But now the national power of the Han Dynasty is far greater than that of our Ming Dynasty. The only thing The explanation is that the emperors of the Han Dynasty are far superior to the emperors of the Ming Dynasty!"

Hu Xi also sighed and said at this time.

After hearing the words of Yang Shan and Hu Hui, Zhang Fu also showed a silent expression. Since Zhu Di's death, the Ming Dynasty has gone through three generations of emperors. Everyone praised Zhu Gaochi when he was the prince. But as the emperor, he was obsessed with the harem and insisted on doing things his own way. Fortunately, he died early. , otherwise we don’t know what Ming Dynasty will be like?
As for Zhu Zhanji, his performance can only be said to be quite satisfactory. The good saint grandson praised by everyone can only be regarded as a conservative king. Let alone Zhu Qizhen in the end, who fell into the trap of being captured by the Oara people. It's his own fault.

In contrast, the Han Dynasty went through two dynasties. As the founding emperor, Zhu Gaoxu continued to expand externally and established the territory of the Han Dynasty. Zhu Zhanhe was even better than his predecessors. Not only did the territory of the Han Dynasty expand several times, Moreover, the national power has also risen sharply. Even when the Ming Dynasty was at its most powerful, it could not compare with the current Han Dynasty.

Obviously the three generations of Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qizhen had a better foundation, but the development of the Ming Dynasty was far less than that of the Han Dynasty, so Hu Hui complained that there was something wrong with the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, which is also true.

"What do you two, Hu Shangshu, mean..." Zhang Fu thought for a long time and finally raised his head and asked Hu Hui and Yang Shan.

"My lord, why do you ask even though you already know?"

Yang Shan smiled freely and said directly: "If His Majesty is still here, we will naturally be loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty. But now that His Majesty is captured, it is all thanks to the emperor of the Han Dynasty to save our Ming Dynasty, and he is outside the city. As long as Inviting him to the city and ascending the throne will solve all the problems and even double the power of the Ming Dynasty. We will no longer have to worry about the invasion of the Oara people!"

"My lord, my thoughts are the same as those of Yang Shilang. When we were in Wuying Palace today, you must have thought about this matter as well. It's just that no one has made this matter clear now. Why don't we go to the palace together tomorrow to convince the Queen Mother? Agree to this!"

Hu Xi nodded immediately.

Zhang Fu smiled bitterly after hearing this. Hu Xi asked them to go to the palace together tomorrow to persuade Empress Dowager Hu. This is just a nice way of saying it. If it is not nice, it is called forcing the palace. After all, Empress Dowager Hu is not stupid. If the throne falls into the hands of Zhu Zhanhe, they are orphans and widowers. What?
"My lord, I know you have concerns, but think about what happened during this expedition, haven't you had enough?"

Yang Shan saw Zhang Fu thinking silently, so he persuaded him again.

"Who else thinks so besides us?"

Zhang Fu finally raised his head and asked.

"Kuang Ye, Cao Ding and other ministers who have returned from Tumubao almost all have this idea and have agreed to enter the palace with us tomorrow. As for Wang Zhi, Yu Qian and others who stayed behind, their attitudes are unclear, but as long as the Duke agrees, , I will go see Wang Zhi and others immediately, and I am at least half sure that I can convince them to agree!"

Yang Shan spoke first again.

Zhu Zhanhe deliberately left Yang Shan in the Han Dynasty before, and later took him with him when he went on an expedition. This was not just a whim, but because he took a fancy to Yang Shan's eloquence.

At first Yang Shan was unwilling to take refuge with Zhu Zhanhe, but later after seeing all the chaos after Zhu Qizhen's imperial conquest, especially after Zhu Qizhen was captured, Yang Shan fully turned to Zhu Zhanhe, and even did not hesitate to help. The other party acts as a lobbyist.

Zhang Fu hesitated again for a moment after hearing the words, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "I can enter the palace with you tomorrow, but I will not express my position. As for whether I can convince the Queen Mother, it depends on your ability!"

"No problem, as long as the Duke is willing to go with us, we will do the rest!"

Hu Xi nodded happily after hearing this. He knew that with Zhang Fu's temperament, it was very rare for him to agree to acquiesce in this matter, and Zhang Fu was willing to follow them into the palace, which in itself represented an attitude.

After convincing Zhang Fu, Hu Hui and Yang Shan immediately said goodbye and left. Then they split up and went to the residences of Wang Zhi, Yu Qian and others. In fact, many of them were. There were many forces in Beijing operating secretly. After all, everyone You know, the emperor was captured and a new emperor was definitely needed to rule the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)