little emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 167 Black Pot
Shen Yiguan came to the Palace of Compassionate Ning early in the morning. As the chief assistant of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, he was no stranger to the Palace of Compassionate Ning, but he was definitely not familiar with it.

A maid at the door opened the curtain, and Shen Yiguan straightened his clothes and walked in calmly.

As a veteran of the three dynasties who experienced Jiajing, Longqing and now Wanli, Shen Yiguan deeply knows how decisive and powerful the Empress Dowager Li who lived here was during the period from the early years of Wanli to the tenth year of Wanli. The queen mother, who has always kept a low profile and kept a low profile, had people in the ruling and opposition parties give her eight-character comments in the early years: she is able to plan and make good decisions, and she is not inferior to a man.

Therefore, regarding today's Queen Mother's edict, the always cunning Shen always dared not take it lightly.

After entering the hall, the smell of sandalwood was all in his nose, and Shen Yiguan understood: I have heard that the Queen Mother has been devoutly worshiping Buddha for a long time, and it seems that it is so.

He didn't make him wait for a long time, and when he took the third sip of the tea brought up by the maid, there was a ringing sound, and Empress Dowager Li came.

After seeing the ceremony, Empress Dowager Li sat down upright with a smile, and nodded her head: "I haven't seen Mr. Shen Ge for a long time, how can you have a good New Year?"

Shen has always been flattered and saluted like a rite: "Thank you for your concern, the queen mother, everything is fine, old minister."

Empress Dowager Li lowered her eyes and smiled, then sighed: "Ge Lao is very good, but Ai Jia is very bad!"

This sentence was shocking and hidden in a mystery, which made Shen Yiguan's heart, which was already full of vigilance, jump suddenly. The teacup he just picked up almost fell to the ground, and he raised his head and stared at Queen Mother Li in surprise.

For Queen Mother Li to say such a thing, it must have something to point to and a plan to do so.

Suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, Nong always tried to stay calm: "The old minister dares to ask the Queen Mother, but what happened to displease Feng Jia?"

Empress Dowager Li did not answer his words, but closed her eyes lightly. A string of rosary beads in her hand spun like clouds and flowing water. The unspeakable silence in the hall was slowly rising like a tide. When sweat stains appeared on Shen Yiguan's forehead, Empress Dowager Li finally spoke. up.

"The emperor is sick!"

Shi Potian was startled, the blue sky was thunderbolt, even a few more words like this could not suppress the horror in Shen Yiguan's heart at the moment, with a bang, the teacup in his hand finally died and fell to the ground, the sound was not loud enough to be thrilling, and it was as broken as it was. Not just a cup, Shen Yiguan suddenly stood up: "...Ah?!"

Empress Dowager Li's expression changed, and finally she smiled wryly: "Mr. Shen Ge heard this at the first time. If you think about it, you will know that Aijia was a few times more frightened than you! But the fact is that the emperor is indeed ill, and it is very serious. !"

Shen Yiguan's face has gradually turned from pale to black. As the chief assistant of the current Ming cabinet, as a veteran of the three dynasties with extremely rich political experience, his years of experience in the ups and downs of the officialdom told him that this matter is not easy!
On the fifth day of the lunar new year, I saw that the emperor was still fierce, and the fifteenth day of the first lunar month had just passed. In just ten days, the emperor fell ill?And still seriously ill?
Shen Yiguan suddenly got up and saluted, without turning corners, he went straight in: "The old minister wants to see Sheng Yan, I wonder if the queen mother will allow it?"

Empress Dowager Li looked at Shen Yiguan quietly, as if she had seen his deepest thoughts clearly, but she couldn't distinguish between them: "Zhu Xi, take Shen Ge old."

Zhu Xi responded, and bowed to Elder Shen Ge: "Master Ge, please come with your servants." Wiping off the cold sweat oozing from his forehead, Shen Yiguan turned around and followed Zhu Xi with a heart full of thoughts.

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes quietly, and the Canan rosary in her hand went from fast to slow, and at the end it seemed extremely difficult to turn each one.

It didn't take long for Shen Yiguan and Zhu Xi to come back.

"Elder Ge has seen it, see it clearly?" Empress Dowager Li opened her slightly closed eyes, it turned out that the kindness and kindness were all restrained at this moment, "Is Elder Ge suspecting that Aijia has harmed the emperor?"

Shen Yiguana could bear such a sharp question like a straight knife, the sweat on his head rolled off his face in an instant, he knelt on the ground with his head on the ground, his muscles stiffened and he dared not move.

"You know the evil when you love it, and you know the good when you hate it. Please remember that Aijia is the emperor's biological mother. Although Aijia has not read many books, he still understands the truth that a tiger's poison does not eat its offspring!"

Shen Yiguan was sweating profusely, and quickly bowed his head to the ground, "The old minister is in a hurry, please forgive me for being suspicious and committing a capital crime."

Empress Dowager Li sighed: "The emperor's incident happened suddenly, and Ai's family was caught off guard. Fortunately, the emperor's blessings are in full swing. Although the situation is now safe, it is not feasible to wake up in a day or two. Plan, if there is no king in charge, there will be great chaos, and the elder Ge's uprightness is the pillar of our Ming Dynasty. The Ai family will tell you the truth today, and you have to help the Ai family to come up with an idea."

At this moment, Shen Yiguan seemed to understand what Empress Dowager Li meant, and after thinking about it for a moment, an idea came to his mind: "The Empress Dowager thinks things through carefully, and the veteran is ashamed." After a habitual flattery, he continued to talk about business : "The emperor is ill and it is not suitable to manage politics, but the world's major affairs cannot be abolished. The old minister has a law and asks the Queen Mother to make a clear decision."

Empress Dowager Li nodded her head and said: "The elder Ge's words must be good words of gold and jade, and the Ai family will listen carefully."

"The empress dowager can follow the example of the prince supervising the country in Chengzu's first dynasty. When Chengzu was in power, Emperor Renzong, who was the prince at that time, had been ordered to supervise the country six times, and there was no mistake. All officials respected him, and the world returned to him. Now the emperor is in good health. Uncomfortable, the old minister privately thinks this method is feasible."

Empress Dowager Li was silent for a while, "What Ge Lao said is that the Ai family thinks the same way, and this is indeed the most suitable way at the moment."

Shen Yiguan breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly relaxed. Although he didn't know how the emperor's bizarre illness came about, he knew that the palace was like a deep sea. It looked calm and calm, but in fact it was full of hidden currents. Take care of what you should take care of, and take care of what you shouldn't take care of. If you are not careful, it will be a catastrophe.

What made him gratified was that the queen mother agreed with him. If so, then the eldest son Zhu Changluo would be the crown prince as he should be. Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Shen Yiguan's face involuntarily.It can be predicted that once Zhu Changluo is established as the prince, he will immediately become the object of support of the court ministers, and his reputation will naturally flourish!

What Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue, Wang Jiaping, and Zhao Zhigao's four chief assistants hadn't done yet, he was able to do it. This big advantage fell on his own head, and thinking about it was enough to make him excited.

The joy in Shen Yiguan's eyes fell on Empress Dowager Li without a trace of joy, which made her hesitate for a moment, and the words suddenly stagnated when they reached the tip of her mouth.But after a while, Empress Dowager Li decided to have a showdown with such a dreaming elder.

"Mr. Shen Ge is dedicated to the country's maturity and prudence, and what he said is in line with the wishes of the family." Shen Yiguan hastily stood up and thanked him, but Empress Dowager Li suddenly changed her voice: "If the crown prince is to supervise the country, the first one should be the crown prince, and who should be the crown prince?" , is there anyone in the old man's heart?"

Shen Yiguan was stunned. Is it necessary to ask such a question?With a rush of blood in my brain, I blurted out a sentence subconsciously: "Long lineage inherits the lineage, and the Dharma will be rectified forever!"

Empress Dowager Li smiled meaningfully, "That's right! What the old man said is the truth. Our ancestors of the Ming Dynasty taught that if you establish a son, you should not establish an elder, and if you establish an elder, you should not establish a young. This is the ancestral rule and the law, and there is no chaos .”

Shen Yiguan was confused, but the smile on his face had disappeared unknowingly.Instinctively let him feel that there is something in the Queen Mother's words, which is intriguing.

"The emperor has three sons under his knees. According to the theory of succession, Zhu Changluo, the eldest son of the emperor, should be the crown prince."

Staring closely at the Queen Mother's mouth, Shen Yiguan's mind was buzzing. According to the usual practice, the first name that is usually spoken will not have any good results... Sure enough, the Queen Mother continued: "But..."

The sound made Shen Yiguan feel a rumble in his heart, as if something had collapsed, and an ominous feeling emerged spontaneously... Then the Queen Mother continued: "The concubine Zhou Duan died suddenly a few days ago, the poor five princes lost their parents at a young age, mourn Jia Suri looked at him coldly, but he was smart and witty. Before the emperor was in good health, he liked him very much. He often said in front of the ministers that he could become a great weapon. The Ai family intended to raise him under the queen's knee..."

Shen Yiguan suddenly wanted to kneel down to the queen mother. Is this really a coincidence?

Isn't this the emperor's son who fell from the sky out of thin air?
Establishing a heir and not establishing an elder, does this mean that the fifth son of the emperor should be the crown prince?

Up to now, Shen Yiguan no longer has any doubts, and the queen mother's mind has been completely revealed, so there is no need to bother to study it.

Shen always kept his mouth shut, his eyes turned around like oil. He used to think that the dispute between the crown prince was the dispute between the eldest son of the emperor and the third son of the emperor, but who would have known that Cheng Yaojin would be killed halfway, could it be that he was the one who laughed at the end? This fifth son?
"The Ai family invites the old man to come to ask the cabinet to discuss this matter and make a memorial."

"The emperor is seriously ill at the moment. This is a major national issue. It concerns the country and the country. It is appropriate to rely on the opinions of the court officials."

Shen Yiguan suddenly felt that his eyes went dark for a while, and Tu Qiong dagger appeared, Tu Qiong dagger appeared, after a long time, he still wanted to let himself be blamed, and it was a big blame!

You can imagine that if you dare to recommend the fifth son of the emperor as the prince, you can imagine how strongly the officials of the Baochang faction and the Baosan faction, which have formed a strong barrier in the court over the years, will react strongly. I swallowed myself, and no matter which prince came to the stage, I must be a disgruntled person, and I will end up with a notorious and infamous ending in the end!

Empress Dowager Li looked at Shen Yiguan, and the rosary beads in her hands kept turning like a wheel, "George is busy with business, mourning the inconvenience of the family and disturbing the family, it is related to the country, please make a note earlier to read it."

Seeing the Empress Dowager Li who had issued the order to evict guests, Shen Yiguan opened his mouth a few times, but he didn't make any sound when he arrived. He saluted dejectedly and left.

Empress Dowager Li smiled and nodded back.

When he walked out of the palace gate, the rapidly spinning rosary beads suddenly stopped.

Zhu Xi served a bowl of tea and said in a harmonious voice, "Queen Mother, drink some tea and calm down."

The queen mother sighed: "Meditate? The Ai family also wants to meditate, but the tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps blowing. The Ai family can't calm down."

Zhu Xi held his hands and stood aside, without saying a word.

After a long time, the Empress Dowager suddenly said, "Go to Kunning Palace and call the Empress to see Ai's family."

　New Year's Eve!Received a red envelope!I wish all book lovers a happy Chinese New Year and great success!

　　
　
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