Ming Dynasty: At the beginning, the house was ransacked and the ancestral temple was burned down.

Chapter 179 Zhang Chonghui had another bad idea: forcing the prince to rebel!
"Your Majesty, you have lost a lot of weight. I guess it must be because you have been bothered by so many things lately, right?"

Zhang Chonghui's proactive concern was seen as unkind in Zhu Yijun's eyes.

Thinking back carefully about the conversation not long ago, Zhu Yijun suddenly realized that he was the one who had the initiative in speaking!

How come it was Zhang Chonghui who asked him unknowingly?
When Zhu Yijun realized this, his scalp went numb instantly. He discovered that Zhang Chonghui seemed to have a 'purpose' and was leading him into a ditch!
"I admit that you, boy, do have something in confusing right and wrong." Zhu Yijun exposed it directly:
"You are not a real member of the Zhang family. Are you still dreaming of rehabilitating Zhang Juzheng, a criminal?"

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Chonghui put on a happy expression and said:
"Since you already know that the Caomin are not from the Zhang family, then the Caomin have nothing to hide.

The reason why the common people wanted to rehabilitate Zhang Juzheng was just to get rid of his identity as a guilty minister.

Your Majesty, the common man is a mediocre person. Like many people in the world, he has only one goal, and that is to get ahead, gain glory and wealth!

The common people know that as the king and father of all people in the world, you are responsible for all the nine states and all the people, and you must have endless pressure and worries!

It just so happens that the grassroots are a little clever! Maybe it can relieve your worries! I beg your Majesty to give the common people a chance to relieve your worries! An opportunity to move up the ladder! "

Listening to these "profit-seeking" words of loyalty, Zhu Yijun, who was used to seeing the indifference of human nature, couldn't help but sneered.

He made no secret of his dislike, and even said sarcastically with a sense of 'venting out his anger':
“I thought you were ambitious, but I didn’t expect that you are also someone who will do whatever it takes to achieve your goals!

In this regard, you are so similar to that hypocrite Zhang Juzheng! "

Zhu Yijun's previous words were what Zhang Chonghui had expected. But Zhang Chonghui was a little puzzled by the second half of the sentence, which was full of personal grudges.

Not a buddy, how can you get involved with Zhang Juzheng?
"Your Majesty, ordinary people never think that they are gentlemen, let alone that there are absolute gentlemen in this world.

The common people just want to get a better life by solving your problems.

If you think this is unscrupulous, ordinary people have nothing to say to refute, after all, this is a fact. "

Zhang Chonghui is too lazy to explain so much. What a bullshit gentleman. He just sits where he wants to sit based on his butt.

"What a perfect gentleman!" Zhu Yijun said coldly: "You really know how to speak for Zhang Juzheng!"

Seeing that the topic was brought back to Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Chonghui suddenly realized something was wrong!
He always felt that Emperor Wanli was deliberately steering the topic towards Zhang Juzheng!
If nothing else, Zhu Yijun saw that he wanted to lead the other party into the ditch, and tried to take back the initiative in speaking!
Facts have proved that Zhang Chonghui's guess was correct, Zhu Yijun was indeed 'deliberately' trying to pull things off Zhang Juzheng.

Zhu Yijun also discovered something. Whenever he 'took the initiative to mention' Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Chonghui would become passive, so passive that he would deliberately avoid the word 'Zhang Juzheng'!
Seeing that Zhu Yijun was about to mention "Zhang Juzheng" again, Zhang Chonghui couldn't stand it anymore. He chose to go straight to the fairway:
"Your Majesty, the common people don't know what kind of person Zhang Juzheng is! The common people only know that judging from the current situation, your original idea of ​​deposing the crown prince and making the third prince Fu Wang the crown prince is about to go to waste! "

This 'bad news' directly blocked Emperor Wanli's mouth. The question Zhu Yijun originally wanted to ask was still not possible.

Zhang Chonghui is right. Indeed, judging from the current situation, Zhu Yijun's desire to change his favorite son Zhu Changxun to the crown prince is nothing more than a daydream.

Not to mention changing the crown prince, during this period, Zhu Yijun was almost scolded to death by his ministers and "sons" for the lightning strike on Jingde Gate...

There are more and more voices forcing Zhu Yijun to issue self-incriminating edicts. Even if natural disasters occur in certain places, ministers will place the ultimate responsibility on Zhu Yijun, the emperor's "reluctance to admit his mistakes"!
The madness of the officials was almost exaggerated, and they launched a 'charge' towards their father-in-law one after another!
In this regard, Zhu Yijun also resisted. He punished many people, including being beaten, demoted, dismissed, and exiled!
But no matter how he, the emperor, punished these ministers who were not afraid of death, after falling down one after another, they stood up one after another!

After a few days, Zhu Yijun felt that he was almost exhausted...

He has indeed lost a lot of weight, and he even feels that if he continues like this, he may not even live to be forty...

"It was you who deceived me in the first place, causing me to appoint the eldest son of the emperor as the crown prince early." Zhu Yijun blamed: "I am troubled by so much today, and it is all your fault!"

Although Zhu Yijun knew that given the original situation and circumstances, he could only make Zhu Changluo the prince first.

Although he knew it, Zhu Yijun still wanted to pass the blame to Zhang Chonghui!
Didn't Zhang Chonghui want to show his loyalty to his father-in-law and share his worries?
As we all know, working for the emperor is destined to take the blame!

Zhu Yijun wanted to see if Zhang Chonghui, the 'evil spirit', could take care of him, the emperor and his father!
Zhang Chonghui understood what Zhu Yijun meant and admitted his mistake without saying a word:

"Your Majesty, the grass-roots people were still young at the time, and they were ignorant and acted too hastily. It was because the grass-roots people didn't think carefully. Please, Your Majesty, allow the grass-roots people to make up for their merits!"

"Exchange merit for crime?" Zhu Yijun was also surprised, and asked: "You mean, do you really have a way to make Prince Fu become the prince?"

To be honest, Zhu Yijun didn't think Zhang Chonghui had this ability.

Amid the recent spate of impeachments, Zhu Yijun even wanted to give up and change the idea of ​​establishing a crown prince.

There's no way, he's been really tired lately...

Zhu Yijun was so tired that he was thinking, let Zhu Changxun be the prince for the rest of his life...

At worst, I can give my son a lot of money and make him rich and prosperous for a lifetime.

"Of course!" Zhang Chonghui said confidently: "Where there is a will, there is a way! Your Majesty, the common people not only have a way to make Prince Fu the crown prince, but they can also prevent the previous ministers from making any mistakes!"

"Haha..." Zhu Yijun was also amused by Zhang Chonghui's big words, and couldn't help but sneered: "You are really loud, compared to what he said back then..."

The phrase "I am not a prime minister, but a photographer" finally made this good-faced emperor speechless.

Zhu Yijun didn't want to say it, and Zhang Chonghui didn't want to hear it either.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking out." Zhang Chonghui said:

"Actually, you shouldn't have agreed to restore the Wen Dynasty title so quickly at the beginning, you were too hasty!

The grassroots people know that you are in love with you, so they are anxious to get His Royal Highness Prince Fu to ascend the throne as soon as possible.

But the Crown Prince is only fourteen years old this year. He is still young and cautious at all times. It is really difficult to catch his mistakes!

You should wait until His Highness the Crown Prince is a little older. At the very least, he should marry a wife and concubine and enjoy the pleasures of fish and water!
Only those who have experienced worldly desires will be even more unable to withstand temptation! It's so easy to get hold of the prince! "

After hearing these 'critical' words, Zhu Yijun suddenly felt a strange 'familiar' feeling in his heart, and he even expressed this strange feeling directly:

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Zhang Chonghui said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, ordinary people don't dare."

"You dare!" Zhu Yijun didn't know why, but he got angry inexplicably, and he retorted:
"Zhang Chonghui, I originally thought you were quite smart, but I didn't expect you to be just a little smart! Can't you see such an obvious thing?

You said I was too hasty, but could I not be too hasty? The prince should be at his most naughty and troubled age now, but at such a naughty age he is always timid and cautious!

The prince is so cautious now. When he gets older, won't he become more calm and more popular with the former ministers? You said I acted too hastily, but I just think you are short-sighted! "Zhu Yijun may not realize that his sophistry like a duck's mouth is like a scoundrel who knows he is wrong when others point out his mistakes, but still refuses to admit his mistakes just to save face!
Yes, Zhu Yijun actually already knew that after all the incidents this time, the real reason why he was in such a passive situation was that he had acted too hastily!

Zhu Yijun was already anxious, but 'coincidentally' someone took the initiative to bring up the issue of restoring Emperor Jianwen's title. Naturally, he would not let go of this 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity!

However, it turns out that there are not so many 'coincidences', and those self-perceived 'opportunities' are sometimes even traps that others have already dug!

There is no doubt that Zhu Yijun fell into a trap, and he also knew that he had been tricked, but how could this proud emperor admit that he was wrong?

Zhang Chonghui quietly looked at Zhu Yijun and saw that the other person's face was red. It was obvious that he had touched a 'pain point'.

Zhang Chonghui knew very well that people like Wanli actually knew everything. Such people clearly know where they went wrong, but they just don't want to admit their mistakes. Even if all kinds of evidence were thrown in his face, he would not admit it.

Zhang Chonghui knows better that when faced with such stubbornness and stubbornness, people who refuse to admit their mistakes often cannot adopt a 'reasonable' approach.

After all, asking such people to admit that they were wrong would be even more uncomfortable than killing them.

But you can't use the 'flattery' method, after all, the other party already knows that they are wrong. Therefore, it is often necessary to use 'coaxing' methods to guide.

"Your Majesty, after being reminded like this by you, the common people suddenly discovered something was wrong." Zhang Chonghui said slightly excitedly as if he had thought of some key point:

"Your Majesty, have you noticed that since you restored the reign name for Jianwen, all these demon books and other things have come one after another!
This clearly shows that someone is deliberately digging a hole to force you to show your weakness! I really don’t know which blind bastard did this on purpose. It’s really abominable! "

Seeing Zhang Chonghui's indignant look, Zhu Yijun, who was still angry at first, seemed to have found an 'excuse for making a mistake'. While he was no longer so angry, he climbed down the 'invisible ladder' carried by Zhang Chonghui. , deliberately doubted:

"Isn't it the trap you dug? I guess that the restoration of the Wen Dynasty was most likely caused by you and Yu Shenxing!"

"Your Majesty, you have wronged the common people." Zhang Chonghui said with an innocent face: "Let's not mention that the common people are being monitored by the Jinyi Guards all day and night. Since Yu Shenxing has no official position now, we can only say that he is indeed innocent. ”

Zhu Yijun flicked his sleeves: "Humph!"

By now, Zhang Chonghui had handed over the ladder and the emperor had climbed down. Both of them had a tacit understanding and did not mention the matter again.

Zhang Chonghui continued to talk about the business and said:

"Your Majesty, let's get down to business. By now, everyone in the court has seen through your intention to depose the prince.

But judging from the current situation, unless His Highness the Crown Prince made some "very outrageous" mistake.

Otherwise, it would be almost impossible for you to depose the prince. Those civil servants who are not afraid of death will not agree even if they die.

They will even kidnap queens, princesses, and demon books to force you to compromise, just like this time on Yuan Ye! "

Zhang Chonghui brought the topic back, and he even put all the blame on the civil service group.

There is no problem, after all, these people are really 'all' involved.

Emperor Wanli, who had always been suspicious, still did not believe that Zhang Chonghui was innocent, but Zhu Yijun also knew that Zhang Chonghui was only one person, and he could only make suggestions at most.

Those who are really 'making trouble' can only be his 'good ministers'!

"What bad idea do you have?" Zhu Yijun realized something was wrong just after he asked, and he hurriedly warned:
"The prince has always been honest and honest. You wouldn't want me to slander the prince for committing some 'extremely outrageous' mistake, right?"

Zhang Chonghui shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, why do you want to do something slanderous? What if the prince really can't stand the test... and really makes a big mistake?"

Zhu Yijun frowned almost instantly. A terrible allusion came to his mind uncontrollably. He said with some anxiety:
"What...what do you mean? What test are you talking about? What...what big mistake?"

The emperor stuttered when he spoke. It was obvious that Zhu Yijun had guessed it.

Zhang Chonghui knew that Zhu Yijun had guessed it, but with the other party's indecisive temperament, he must have been tangled up again.

In order not to let the mother-in-law emperor waste any more time worrying about it, Zhang Chonghui directly left the 'results' to Zhu Yijun and said directly:
"Your Majesty, the common people know that you are kind-hearted and kind-hearted. Even if His Highness the Crown Prince really has a different heart like Li Chengqian, you will not bear to punish the Crown Prince because of your deep love for him. At most, he will be imprisoned for life."

"You are brave!" Zhu Yijun's roar was lowered, for fear of being heard:
"Do you know what you are talking about! The prince is cautious and filial! How could he rebel like Li Chengqian! You are slandering the prince! I can kill you directly!"

"Your Majesty." Zhang Chonghui just looked at Zhu Yijun calmly, with helplessness written on his face, "This is the only way", and said:

"At this point, if you want to dethrone the prince, ordinary petty fights and small mistakes are no longer useful!
Even if the prince kills someone, the ministers of the previous dynasty will definitely find countless excuses to cover him up!

Therefore, if you want to dethrone the prince in a fair and just way, you cannot be opposed by the ministers. You can only 'tempt' the prince to rebel!
Although the prince is cautious and honest,... Your Majesty also knows that your position...

In short, everyone in the royal family is not tempted by the temptation of being ordered by heaven and longevity, so..."

Zhang Chonghui's meaning was very obvious, he almost pointed at Wanli and said - "Everyone in your old Zhu family is greedy for the position of emperor!"

Do you really think the prince is honest? Dogs will jump over the wall when they are anxious! What's more, the throne is just around the corner?

"Is there no other way?" Zhu Yijun's voice became even lower. It was obvious that he knew that this was the only way.

Zhang Chonghui did not answer Zhu Yijun immediately, but remained silent for a long time with a thoughtful expression on his face, as if he was racking his brains to think of something.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Zhu Yijun's heart tightened!
He stared at Zhang Chonghui, but did not dare to disturb the other party who was thinking loudly, for fear of disrupting the other party's train of thought!

Zhu Yijun hoped that Zhang Chonghui could really come up with a useful method. Although he didn't like Zhu Changluo's son, he was still his son after all. He didn't want to end up with a scene where father and son could kill each other!
And Zhu Yijun knew very well that Zhang Chonghui was right, no matter who it was, even his most beloved son Zhu Changxun!
Whenever there is a sure chance of rebellion before you, you will basically be unable to resist the temptation and imitate Li Chengqian to rebel...

After all, you are destined to live long and prosperous life! The temptation of power! Almost no one can resist it!
Time passed slowly, Zhang Chonghui didn't answer for a long time, Zhu Yijun was almost anxious waiting!
Finally, Zhang Chonghui spoke!

only……

"Your Majesty, after much thought, the common people have found that there is still another way, but..." Zhang Chonghui suddenly stopped as he spoke.

"What method?" Zhu Yijun asked hurriedly.

Seeing that the emperor was dying of anxiety, Zhang Chonghui took his time and even suddenly changed his words and said:

"Your Majesty, the common people are giving you advice, so you have to... give me some benefits first, right?"

Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment!
Did he hear it correctly? Zhang Chonghui actually betrayed him at this critical moment! Do you still dare to negotiate terms with him, the emperor?
"Zhang Chonghui! Are you looking for death?"

(End of this chapter)