The Most Powerful Man in the World

Jiao Fang chuckled in her heart, stroked her beard, and looked at the others.

The rest of the people listened to Zhu Houzhao's questioning, you look at me, I look at you, no one has made any movement, and they are not willing to be the first bird at this time.

Of course, there is no need to say much to flatter Chu Yi, but if you want to pick on Chu Yi's faults, Chu Yi doesn't seem to have any weaknesses or handles at all. Yan's appearance, if anyone jumped out at this time, it would be asking for trouble.

Glancing at the crowd, Zhu Houzhao said slowly: "Everyone, the great companion has made such a great contribution to my Daming, the Qing family may wish to take advantage of everyone here, let's discuss first, how to welcome the great companion of the great victory. And return, how to reward the great companion.

Zhu Houzhao's words made some people groan in their hearts, and they still want to reward Chu Yi?You must know that the positions that Chu Yi is currently occupying can be said that one is more important than the other, and it has almost reached the limit of being a minister.

The emperor now said that he would reward Chu Yi, but after thinking about it, everyone didn't know how to reward Chu Yi.

Who made Chu Yi an internal servant, he had already reached the peak at a young age, so that for a while, they couldn't figure out how to reward Chu Yi to be worthy of the merits that Chu Yi made this time.

Before the good news from Jiangnan came, Zhu Houzhao mentioned the matter of awarding Chu Yi more than once, but it was a pity that Chu Yi was not in the capital at that time.

In addition, Chu Yi's secret letter came before Zhu Houzhao's case, and Zhu Houzhao learned that Chu Yi was going to set up a big situation against the Tatars, so Zhu Houzhao temporarily stopped the idea of ​​sealing Chu Yi.

After all, at this time, Chu Yi was busy dealing with Ballsborough, Dayan Khan and others, so he didn't have the energy to pay attention to them.

However, Zhu Houzhao did not forget the merits made by Chu Yi. Now he has pacified Jiangnan and captured the Tatar high-level officials alive and destroyed the Tatar. Either one of these two is enough to make him a prince.

Everyone looked at Zhu Houzhao, thinking hard in their hearts, how to be worthy of the merits made by Chu Yi, and at the same time to avoid Chu Yi's crisis of imperial power as much as possible.

Of course, everyone is very clear in their hearts. Even if they persuade the emperor not to reward Chu Yi this time, it will definitely not affect Chu Yi's influence on the court.

Not to mention the rest, in the Beijing camp alone, eighty-nine out of ten generals in the Beijing camp were appointed by Chu Yi himself, and hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and horses could be said to be the only ones who followed Chu Yi's orders.

Chu Yi is in his hands, and I don't know how many people secretly worry that when Chu Yi will endanger the emperor.

It's just that even though Chu Yi was in power before, he did not have the merit to convince the public, so although some people said they were worried about Chu Yi, they did not react.

This time, it was different. In just a few months, Chu Yi quelled the rebellion against King Ning, and then captured Barthborough, Dayan Khan and other Tatar high-level officials and nobles. It can be said that Chu Yi has only done this twice. Yi's feat of splashing the sky is really scary.

More importantly, Chu Yi's name is afraid that it will be famous all over the world with these two wars.

Thanks to the blessings of those literati, Chu Yi's name is not very good, and he is even rumored to be a murderous demon who can kill people's hearts and almost stop babies from crying.

Even among the people, Chu Yi is regarded as a power eunuch, and by those ignorant people as a person who brings disaster to the country and the people, but as long as he is not an idiot, it is clear that once the news of the two great victories spreads, then Chu Yi is not very good to the people. The reputation is bound to change.

With military power in hand and great prestige, no one dared to imagine that if one day, Chu Yi had other ideas, who else would be able to check and balance Chu Yi.

A figure stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, the old minister urges Your Majesty to confer the position of Chief General Chu Yi as the Duke of Ming Dynasty, so as to show his merits and the hearts of soldiers of the three armies."

Another figure bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, I think that the position of a mere prince is not enough to show the importance and love of the court and your Majesty to the chief executive..."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up as he looked at the old minister and said, "Aiqing may as well speak bluntly, how should I reward my great companion so that I can express my trust in my great companion?"

Under everyone's attention, the official glanced at everyone, and slowly opened his mouth to say to Zhu Houzhao, who was looking at him expectantly: "I beg Your Majesty to make the Chief Executive the King!"

"puff!"

The official's voice fell, and everyone present, including Zhu Houzhao, opened their eyes wide and looked at each other in disbelief.

Everyone was stunned by the official's words.

This person dared to ask the emperor to make the king a king. Don't he know that a king cannot be made a king unless he is a clan, and there are only a few people in the world at the beginning of the country's founding. Several people, where is this to help Chu Yi to get rewards, it is simply to put Chu Yi to death!

[My daughter was born on the sixth day, do the math, she slept for less than thirty hours in six days, and she was dying! 】

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However, after the initial stunned look, Zhu Houzhao's face showed an expression of emotion. In Zhu Houzhao's opinion, the official's proposal to seal Chu Yi as king was the most appropriate.

Although it is said that there were kings with different surnames at the beginning of the founding of the country, and later on, no kings could be appointed unless they were clansmen.

In the past dynasties, unless it was the end of the dynasty, all the prosperous dynasties would not take the title of prince easily.

Daming is now showing signs of rejuvenation under Chu Yi's rectification, but the throne is not a reward that can be awarded casually.

At least from the beginning, even Zhu Houzhao didn't think about rewarding Chu Yi, it wasn't that Zhu Houzhao didn't want to, but everyone subconsciously avoided the point of being awarded a king by different surnames.

For a dynasty, having a king with different surnames is almost a taboo existence, so Zhu Houzhao, the emperor, never thought of making Chu Yi king.

But now that he was mentioned, Zhu Houzhao naturally reacted. In Zhu Houzhao's view, Chu Yi's exploits are definitely enough to be crowned king, and there is no reason for anyone to refuse.

"If Da Compan can be crowned king, I will be very happy to come to Da Companion!"

With such thoughts flashing in his heart, Zhu Houzhao's eyes gradually lit up, and he almost didn't make a decision on the spot.

As for Zhu Houzhao's reaction, everyone saw it, and many officials were still immersed in the proposal to make Chu Yi the king.

Everyone saw Zhu Houzhao's expression in their eyes, and all the civil and military officials present were like human beings. If you couldn't see Zhu Houzhao, you would be moved.

Zhang Mao couldn't help frowning, looked at Zhu Houzhao, and opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to dissuade him.

Chu Yi's current power has reached its peak. It can be said that no one in the world except Zhu Houzhao is as powerful as Chu Yi's current power.

It can even be said that if Chu Yi is willing, he can even change the world and manipulate the replacement of the throne.

However, power returns to power, and in Zhang Mao's opinion, making Chu Yi the king is a bit too much.

Once Chu Yi is crowned a king, it will be the first king with a different surname in the Ming Dynasty, far surpassing these princes, especially Chu Yi, as an eunuch, who has been named a king by an eunuch. Throughout history, it can be said that there are very few.

Even Tong Guanna, who was enthroned as the king of Guangyang County in the late Northern Song Dynasty, was because Song Huizong followed the instructions of Emperor Huizong to give fiefs to those who could restore Yan's land.

It is obviously difficult for a eunuch to be crowned king.

If there is no convincing credit, I am afraid that even hundreds of officials will not agree.

However, the merits of Chu Yi, even the civil and military officials, are impeccable in front of him. He quelled the rebellion of King Ning of Jiangnan in the first battle, and then killed [-] elites of the northern alien race and captured Tatar nobles such as Dayan Khan. The merits are even enough to leave a name in the history, even the king is enough.

Taking a deep breath, Jiao Fang flashed all kinds of thoughts in her heart and looked at Zhu Houzhao, then slowly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice about the proposal to seal the king!"

In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, who does not know that Jiao Fang was promoted by Chu Yi alone. It can be said that Jiao Fang was able to secure the position of the first assistant in the cabinet thanks to Chu Yi's achievements. If there was no Chu Yi, there would be no Jiao Fang today. .

In the DPRK, Jiao Fang was obedient to Chu Yi's words, and could be described as an out-and-out eunuch leader.

Because of this, no one would have thought that Jiao Fang would stand up and express his opposition when someone proposed to make Chu Yi king.

Although Jiao Fang only persuaded the emperor to think twice, everyone could see that Jiao Fang was opposed to making Chuyi king.

Some people will stand up to oppose this, even Zhu Houzhao will not be surprised. After all, the proposal to seal the king can be said to be very important. If everyone agrees, it will be a strange thing.

But it's not surprising that some people objected to Zhu Houzhao, but it was Jiao Fang who was the first to stand up.

Zhu Houzhao was taken aback by Jiao Fang's reaction, and looked at Jiao Fang in surprise and puzzlement.

To say that Jiao Fang and Chu Yi have some grievances, and deliberately prevent Chu Yi from proclaiming the king, I am afraid that no one will believe it, then Jiao Fang must have a reason to stop it.

On the other hand, Zhang Mao looked at Jiao Fang, his eyes flashed a little bit of understanding, Zhang Mao was very sophisticated, and he could see Jiao Fang's intention with just a little thought.

In the end, Jiao Fang was still thinking about Chu Yi, even Zhang Mao could see that Chu Yi's proclamation as a king would inevitably cause huge waves.

Not to mention the other, the royal family alone would not agree easily. You have to know that since the founding of the country, Wang Jue has been exclusively enjoyed by the clan, and there are almost no kings with different surnames. Now they suddenly want to make Chu Yi the king. It would be strange if the royal family could agree.

Of course, the royal family was raised almost like a pig, and even if they objected, it would be nothing more than verbal shouting.

But apart from the clan, I believe that there must be a group of old and stubborn officials among the officials who will not so easily agree to the eunuch's title.

Judging by Zhu Houzhao's favor on Chu Yi, if Chu Yi is crowned king, he may not be the king of the county, or he may be the king of one word.

One can imagine the dignity of the one-word king. It would be a strange thing if those old stubborn stubborn people didn’t come out against it.

Zhang Mao couldn't help but take a second glance at the official who proposed to make Chu Yi king. If it wasn't for the fact that this official was also of the eunuch party, Zhang Mao would have doubted whether this person was going to kill Chu Yi.

After all, although Chu Yi can be described as covering the sky with one hand and having great power, it also means that Chu Yi has many enemies. Chu Yi has killed so many people, and the number of powerful and powerful people who fall directly into Chu Yi's hands is unknown.

Although these dignitaries have fallen, for hundreds of years, the dignitaries have formed a big net through marriage and other methods, and this big net covers the entire Ming Dynasty.

Don't look at the fact that Chu Yi is one person and more than [-] people. In the DPRK, no one dares to object to his opinion, but once Chu Yi reveals a little flaw, countless people will jump out and fall into the ground. Chu Yi died.

And Chu Yi's title to the king is obviously a breakthrough.

Zhang Mao, who is old and calculating, can even think of several ways to calculate Chu Yi through Chu Yi's title.

The simplest is to alienate the relationship between Chu Yi and the emperor. They all say that the emperor is ruthless. Maybe Zhu Houzhao has a deep affection for Chu Yi and is extremely reliant on him. At this time, Zhu Houzhao will not hesitate to make Chu Yi king. .

But who can guarantee that Zhu Houzhao will not have other ideas about Chu Yi in the future, especially Chu Yi is powerful, and Zhu Houzhao, as an emperor, has less power and prestige than Chu Yi, maybe there is no problem for a while, but After a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that Zhu Houzhao will not have an opinion.

Jiao Fang obviously saw this. Regardless of whether the official who proposed to make Chu Yi king or not wanted to kill Chu Yi, Jiao Fang took it as a flattery to deal with it, and immediately stood up to dissuade the emperor.

Everyone looked at Jiao Fang, and some people's eyes flashed a bit of different colors, obviously they had already reacted like Zhang Mao.

The eyes of some officials who wanted to stand up and stop them flickered with strange expressions, and they didn't know what plans they were doing.

Jiao Fang looked at Zhu Houzhao solemnly and said, "Think twice, Your Majesty!"

Being dissuaded by Jiao Fang, Zhu Houzhao was naturally a little unhappy in his heart. After all, he really wanted to reward Chu Yi, and Xu Yi Chu Yi on the throne was definitely what Zhu Houzhao wanted to see the most.

As a result, other officials did not object at this time, and Jiao Fang, Chu Yi's biggest supporter, actually stood up to object, which had to make Zhu Houzhao think about it.

However, Zhu Houzhao glanced at all the officials present and said slowly: "All the Qing's family, let's go back, Chu Daban's proposal to seal the king, tomorrow morning, I hope everyone can have a good discussion!"

Obviously, Zhu Houzhao still wants to insist on making Chu Yi king. Since Zhu Houzhao asked everyone to discuss it in the early morning, this shows Zhu Houzhao's attitude.

Just as the officials were leaving, Zhu Houzhao said, "Elder Jiao Ge, Mr. Yingying, stay here!"

The two of them, one in literature and one in martial arts, can be described as examples of civil and military officials, and everyone was not surprised that Zhu Houzhao left the two.

In the imperial study next to the hall, Jiao Fang and Zhang Mao were waiting in the imperial study.

Jiao Fang looked at Zhang Mao and said, "Old Prince, please ask the old Prince to persuade His Majesty later, otherwise there will be waves in the DPRK."

Stroking his beard, Zhang Mao said to Jiao Fang, "Why should Mr. Jiao stop your Majesty? For the public and private, Chu Yi's title to the king is the best result."

Jiao Fang stared at Zhang Mao and said, "Does the Duke of England really think that way? The chief executive is powerful, whether he is appointed king or not, it will not affect the power of the chief executive. Against the opposition of some people, the court, which has finally been stabilized, doesn't know what troubles will arise at that time."

Zhang Mao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "What the old man agrees with, and what does he disagree with, after all, what Mr. Jiao Ge is worried about is that one day there will be a rift between the chief executive and the emperor, but this is not something we can join. This is a matter between His Majesty and the Chief Executive."

Zhang Mao had made it clear that he wanted to stay out of the way. Jiao Fang heard what Zhang Mao meant and sighed in his heart, like an old fox like Zhang Mao. Before such a big event, it was not unusual for him to stay out of the way.

Thinking of Zhu Houzhao, the emperor, Jiao Fang couldn't help but sigh, and he could only hope that Chu Yi could persuade the emperor.

Just as he was thinking of sending someone to send a message to Chu Yi immediately after leaving the palace, he heard footsteps.

Jiao Fang and Zhang Mao heard the footsteps and quickly got up and looked towards the door of the imperial study.

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao, who had already changed into a dragon robe, was wearing a black uniform. He walked forward, turned around and sat down. He glanced at the two of them and smiled slightly: "But it's been a long time since the two ministers!"

Jiao Fang and Zhang Mao did not dare to speak together, and then took their seats under Zhu Houzhao's gesture.

Gu Dayong put the brewed tea for the three of them, Jiao Fang and Zhang Mao nodded to Gu Dayong to express their gratitude, and then Gu Dayong returned to Zhu Houzhao and stood still.

Holding the teacup and taking a sip of tea, Zhu Houzhao looked at Jiao Fang and said, "Elder Jiao Ge, I know that you have always been trusted by the great companion of Chu, why did you dissuade me from making the great companion king?"

Jiao Fang showed a bit of a wry smile and bowed to the emperor: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the old minister is not against His Majesty's award to the Chief Executive. With the merits made by the Chief Executive, even if it is a real king, it is not an exaggeration!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded with approval: "Since Jiao Ge also thinks that his great companion's merits are enough to make him a king, then why is he against it!"