The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 16 Li Shanchang’s resentment
Ever since Zhao Hao was banned, both the government and the public were staring at his house, waiting for when the Jin Yiwei would come to pick him up.

Therefore, when Mao Xiang came to arrest people, it did not cause any disturbance, and even Zhao Hao himself was very calm.

The posthumous affairs have been arranged, and he will go to the imperial prison to surrender some abandoned sons and wait for death.

In order to make his death more dignified, he had already thought of a way to commit suicide.

When Wang Zhi, Mai Zhide and others received the news, their hearts sank.

From a certain point of view, those who are caught can die calmly, while those who are not caught are the most anxious.

I just hope everything goes as planned and I successfully dock my tail and survive.

In the morning of the next day, after Zhu Yuanzhang handled some government affairs as usual, he talked about one thing without warning:
"We are going to enthrone the hero as a grandson. What do you think?"

The court fell silent for an instant, and many people even breathed much more lightly.

They, the ministers, dared to comment on the establishment of a crown prince.

There may have been people who dared to express opinions before, but since the Hu Weiyong case, such people have basically disappeared in the court.

Everyone looked at Zhu Biao, and only he could express his opinion.

Zhu Biao was not surprised. He had already guessed what his old man was going to do, but he didn't expect to be so anxious.

Xiongying just stopped taking medicine yesterday, so he really doesn’t want to wait for a moment.

"Father, Xiongying is the eldest grandson, so he should be made the grandson. However, the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" stipulates that the descendants of the clan can only be knighted when they are ten years old, and Xiongying is not old enough."

With the beginning of Zhu Biao, many people also expressed similar meanings.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry. He could see that these people were upholding the provisions of the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions".

Rules cannot be broken easily.

If he, the one who makes the rules, doesn't abide by them, then future generations will even less abide by them.

However, since he proposed to canonize the grandson, he has naturally considered this issue and has found a way to avoid it.

"The Ancestral Instructions of the Emperor Ming Dynasty stipulates that the royal family is a lineage, and the grandson is the crown prince. The date of registration is not subject to this rule."

This is called the right of final interpretation.

The ministers were immediately speechless. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was a bit arrogant, it was indeed not illegal and made sense if he really elaborated.

The king is the king, and the minister is the minister.

The prince of the clan is also a minister. How can a monarch and his ministers follow the same set of rules?

Moreover, they would like to see the grandson established early, so they don't need to take risks and just be loyal to the grandson directly.

Seeing that all the ministers had nothing to say, Zhu Yuanzhang felt quite proud.

Look, we have foresight.

At this time, Li Shanchang came out and said: "Establishing a grandson early will help stabilize the country, the country, and the country. I second the proposal."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy because his old comrade was reliable.

Someone took the lead, and more and more people came forward to second their opinions, especially Chang Yuchun and Lan Yu, who were the most active.

As relatives of their grandson, they did not dare to say anything before, for fear of giving the impression that their relatives were interfering in politics.

At this time, Li Shanchang took the lead in supporting, and there were so many civil and military personnel coming forward, so they no longer had any worries.

With so many people supporting it, the remaining people naturally dare not not support it.

So the matter of establishing a grandson was decided.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he laughed and said: "Haha, since all the ministers have no objections, then the matter is settled."

"Taishi Ling, choose an auspicious day in the zodiac to tell the world about our canonization of the grandson."

Taishi Ling sang loudly: "I obey the decree."

At this time, Li Shanchang said again: "According to the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions", the grandson should be of the generation named Yun. Should he change his name before canonizing him?"

He didn't mean anything else, he just felt that changing the name first and then registering it would save a lot of unnecessary trouble.

If the person is registered first and then the name is changed, the original name will be written in the edict, which may be used by someone with ulterior motives.Zhu Yuanzhang was displeased. As we said just now, a king is different from a minister. Do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand?
The name Zhu Xiongying was decided upon after a long discussion between him and Ma Xiuying, and it has completely different meanings.

In addition, he had been calling it for so long, so he naturally felt that this name was the best, and naturally he was unwilling to change it.

But Li Shanchang used "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" as an example, which made him a little confused about how to answer.

Although Zhu Xiongying is the crown prince, he is also a descendant of the Zhu family, so he still has to abide by some rules.

In the queue, an official named Du You looked thoughtful.

After Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister, he established four auxiliary officials to assist him in handling government affairs.Spring officers, summer officers, autumn officers, and winter officers take turns on duty according to the seasonal order.

In fact, the fourth auxiliary officer was the emperor's secretary.

The secretary knows the leader's thoughts best, and Du You saw Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.

As soon as his eyes rolled, he thought of a plan, so he came out and said:

"I don't agree with what Grand Master Li said. Your grandson is the heir apparent. How can a king and his ministers be the same?"

"Besides, changing the name is a big deal. The grandson was born to inherit the destiny. The name has already been submitted to Haotian and the ancestral temple. How can it be changed easily."

"I have said something very disrespectful. If the sky brings disaster because of this, who can bear the responsibility?"

"You..." Li Shanchang is the leader of all the princes. Whenever he has been rebuked like this before, he immediately said angrily:

"Your Majesty, I have heard Du You's evil words confuse the public. Your Majesty, please investigate clearly."

As soon as these words came out, the court was quiet for a moment, and everyone looked at Li Shanchang in surprise.

Now we are discussing the matter of the grandson. Everyone expresses their opinions. What do you mean by labeling others as deceiving others?
Do you think your face is more important than your great-grandson, or do you want to thorn in the emperor's heart?
Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned cold and he said: "The Korean prince is overly worried. He is just expressing his own opinions. Du Chunguan has no such intention."

"But as a subordinate, it is disrespectful to contradict the superior officer so bluntly. Official Du Chun must make amends to the Korean public."

"I know I made a mistake, so I will apologize to the Grand Master." A smile appeared on Du You's lips, and he immediately admitted his mistake and apologized to Li Shanchang.

When Li Shanchang saw the emperor and Xini, he had no choice but to get off the donkey, but he felt a little more resentful in his heart.

Not only for Du You, but also for Zhu Yuanzhang.

Since Hu Weiyong, Zhu Yuanzhang has been suppressing the Huaixi Group. As the leader of the group, Li Shanchang naturally felt uncomfortable.

Back then, we relied on us to conquer the country, but now you want to play the trick of killing the rabbit and killing the dog, right?
However, he is not an old fool and knows not to express this idea, otherwise he will be the next Hu Weiyong.

So after realizing Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, he said nothing more.

But because he caused trouble, Zhu Yuanzhang lost interest in continuing the discussion:

"I have already considered the matter of changing my grandson's name, so you don't need to worry about it...Do you still have the memorial?"

Everyone lowered their heads and said nothing. According to the past situation, this basically meant that the morning court was over.

When the eunuch was about to sing according to the rules, "If you have a book, you will play, if you don't have a book, you will retreat." When a figure strode forward, it was Mao Xiang.

"Your Majesty, I have the original play."

Zhu Yuanzhang had a bad premonition in his heart and said: "If it is not an urgent matter, just report it privately."

Unexpectedly, Mao Xiang replied directly: "Your Majesty, this matter is related to the safety of the country and the country."

As soon as these words came out, the court suddenly became quiet again.

Everyone knows that in all likelihood, Zhao Hao will get the result.

Wang Zhi, Mai Zhide and others suddenly felt anxious. Zhao Hao wouldn't sell them all, right?

Zhu Yuanzhang was already sure that what Mao Xiang wanted to report was about Zhao Mao, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.

You bastard, do you have any insight? Just now we were talking about the appointment of a grandson. What does it mean that you came to report a major case?
Do you want to add a splash of color to this great event of canonizing your grandson?
Can't you wait until tomorrow to report?Those corrupt officials have been targeted, can they still escape?
What made him even more angry was that Mao Xiang did not report such a major event to him in advance, but brought it to the court and said it in public.

Damn it.

But now that the matter had come to an end, he could no longer stop it and could only say: "Oh, what is it?"

(End of this chapter)