Chapter 2368 Guizi scroll is a difficult game, and people's hearts are at risk

  As soon as this question came up, everyone present felt the pressure.

  In fact, this topic needs to take into account the current practical needs, as well as the demonstration of how the cabinet ministers will be produced after they retire due to illness and age, and it also involves disputes over domicile, so it is difficult to satisfy everyone.

Take the domiciles of the cabinet ministers in the next step as an example. There are five scholars from the south of the Yangtze River and two scholars from the north. , coupled with the absence of Huguang, Southwest, and Lingnan scholars, this kind of "deformity" is definitely unsatisfactory.

"If only one of Tang and Yao is in the cabinet, why do they have to be in the cabinet at the same time? I think Dongxian is fully qualified to join the cabinet." Chai Ke knew that it was impossible to change anything, but he wanted to show his attitude that Huguang could not be ignored. Scholars, it's not easy for Guan Yingzhen to stand up, but he has to.

  Li Sancai glanced at Ye Xianggao, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Jinqing and Dongxian have already explained this matter. The Nanjing side may have concerns, so they are very persistent..."

   "Nanjing insists, do we have to make concessions?" Guo Zhengyu protested: "Then what is the prestige of the court? If someone uses this as an example in the future and imitates everything, how will we govern?"

"Beautiful fate, brother Jinqing also told me about this matter. The situation in the court is difficult, and you know better in the household department. We need to take care of the overall situation and overcome the difficulties together." Guan Yingzhen had no choice but to come forward. If this continues, Disputes are about to break out in this hall.

  Guo Zhengyu snorted and stopped talking.

  Guo Zhengyu is the right servant of the household department and the backbone of the Huguang scholars in Chaozhong.

  After Zheng Jizhi became official, Guan Yingzhen, Chai Ke, Guo Zhengyu, Yang He, Bi Ziyan who still persisted in Nanjing, and Xiong Tingbi who has not yet returned from Huguang, this is the confidence of the current Huguang scholars.

"Brother Daofu, this is a special situation right now, so do we need a clearer standard for the formation of cabinet ministers in the future? How to nominate, how to recommend, how to reflect the expectations of the public, these may all have a relatively clear guideline, right? Qiao Yingjia also stood up and put forward his own opinions.

  When Qiao Yingjia stepped forward, he immediately attracted the approval of scholars from the north, and even Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe found it difficult.

  Obviously, the northern scholars are also dissatisfied with the five of the seven cabinet ministers, Zhongnan scholars, which seriously backlogs the right to speak of the northern scholars.

   This is going to be arguing, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it all morning.

It was Qi Yongtai who came forward to smooth things over, "There is a lot of room for discussion on this article, but as far as we are concerned, our negotiations with Nanjing can only achieve this effect. I hope you all understand the current difficulties of the court. As for how to adjust and modify it in the future, I will I suggest discussing it again, don’t worry about it today, brother Jinqing, what do you think?”

Ye Xianggao and Qi Yongtai cooperated tacitly, nodded and said yes, although Qiao Yingjia was a little dissatisfied, but he also knew that there would be no result if he insisted on this one, not to mention that Qi Yongtai had already spoken, so he could only feel resentful sit down.

   This one is over.

  Li Sancai began to describe the second article.

"The Yichu system is the most important thing in Nanjing. They have always insisted that Prince Yizhong has four sons. Even if something happens to the eldest son, he can be succeeded by the other three sons. Heirs of the current emperor are resolutely excluded..." Li Sancai said here After a pause, "The cabinet believes that we must also insist on this point. The current emperor can't take things seriously because of the assassination, and the court cannot be left alone for a day. For the sake of the country and the country, we can consider a compromise strategy. Prince Yizhong can enter the palace." Inheritance of the Datong, but this is the successor of the Yuanxi Datong, not the Yonglong Datong. We cannot deprive the Yonglong lineage of the succession right because of a temporary expediency, so we think that in the future, both the Yonglong lineage and the Wantong lineage can be used. Succession must be decided according to the circumstances at the time."

   This is a huge problem, and being alive is a powder keg that can detonate everything.

  Prince Yizhong fought hard to win the throne, but he is in his fifties, how many years can he be emperor? Isn't it just for future generations?

   Now let him work for a few years and pass on the throne to the descendants of Emperor Yonglong after his death. How can this work?

But for the lords in the court, it is unprecedented for you, Prince Yizhong, to succeed the Datong because of financial and other inhumane reasons. Depriving the descendants of Emperor Yonglong of the right of succession will undoubtedly make the scholars of the world question the moral integrity of today's princes, and it is absolutely difficult for the scholars in the court to pass it.

  This should be the most divisive problem and it is difficult for both sides to back down.

"So we finally came to the result that Prince Yizhong ascended the throne as the emperor, and his son was the crown prince, but the current princes also retain the right of succession, that is to say, once Emperor Wantong dies in the future, if there are no other accidents, Of course the crown prince will succeed to the throne, but if there is an accident, the current emperor's sons are also eligible to join the great unification, how to determine it, should be decided by the imperial court."

  Li Sancai's words aroused whispers from everyone in the hall. It was obvious that the agreed strategy was too vague.

   For example, what does this so-called accident mean?

  Death is of course an accident, and it is also an accident if you are seriously ill and can't take things seriously, so is it an accident if his words and deeds are perverse and inconsistent with his status?

  Going one step further, if the crown prince's performance cannot win the approval of the majority of the cabinet, is it considered a surprise that he is not qualified for the position of emperor?

If the dispute persists on this point, I am afraid that in the end it will have to be put into a duel of strength between the two sides, and this strength can be composed of many aspects, and military strength bears the brunt of the brunt. The reason why the military power of the Palace Guard is firmly in the hands of the cabinet and the Ministry of War.

  If it counts, then Yonglong’s lineage also has the qualifications to join the Datong, so how to determine whether it is decided by the cabinet princes or the important officials in the court? In what way?

   This series of problems needs to be explained urgently, but it is obvious that on this issue, not only the dispute between the imperial court and Nanjing, but also the internal disagreement of the imperial court.

"Brother Daofu, that's it? Isn't there some more detailed explanation?" Gao Panlong was also a little dissatisfied. I feel like we've given them some kind of promise from our side, or is it just some misunderstanding?"

  Li Sancai also knows that this problem may be the most difficult. During the negotiation, the two sides have been torn apart for the longest time. Even now, to be precise, they have not reached a rule that both parties fully agree with, or more of a mutual understanding of the expression.

"This is how we look at it. If there is no special accident, the prince must have the priority to succeed to the throne. This is not a child's play, but whether the prince is suitable or not, the court has its own views. This court refers to cabinet ministers and important ministers. If there are more than five cabinet ministers All the ministers think that the crown prince is no longer suitable, and 80% of the important ministers agree with the opinions of the cabinet ministers, then the imperial court has the right to replace him,..."

  Eighty percent? Everyone silently calculated, twenty-nine important ministers, 70% achievement means that twenty-three important ministers plus five cabinet ministers think that the crown prince is no longer suitable, so they can be easily reserved.

Regardless of the two of Tang and Yao, if Emperor Wantong can win one of the cabinet ministers to oppose him in the future, then the position of prince will be safe. Similarly, even if he cannot get the support of the cabinet ministers, if he can get the support of seven of the important ministers, he can still win the crown prince's position. Veto easy storage.

  If it is said that the cabinet ministers are not easy to win over, then the seven important ministers are relatively easy.

Among the more than 20 existing cabinet ministers, they belong to the North and South and South and South of the Five Ridges in Huguang, but not all of them agree that it must be easy to store. If it is easy to store and not easy to store, it has little impact, and I even feel that there is no need to entangle in this issue.

In some people's eyes, as long as we have this attitude and recognize that Yonglong's lineage also has the right to succeed, then we have fulfilled our responsibilities and obligations, but this is not the same as the thinking of the cabinet members who actually made decisions. It was a few of them who made this decision, and the scholars of the world will put the responsibility on them. They are more worried about their reputation being damaged, or even being recorded in the annals of history.

Therefore, they still hope that after Prince Yizhong, that is, Emperor Wantong, the throne will return to the line of Emperor Yonglong, so that they can have an explanation to the scholars in the world, and they don't have to worry about giving themselves a lot in the history books in the future. A few people made a note.

  Prince Yizhong was also aware of this, so he refused to make concessions on this.

But here it is, forcing both parties to reach an agreement, they must both make concessions and compromises, which is why they came up with such an ambiguous rhetoric. As for the real meaning, only the two sides can express themselves, and in the end each can speak based on their own strengths .

If Prince Yizhong can buy a cabinet minister or enough important ministers to frustrate the intention of Ye Fang, Qi Li and others, then he can rest in peace, which also means that the reputation of Ye Fang and others will be damaged In the same way, if Ye Fang and the others can take measures to succeed in Yi Chu, they will not only boost the prestige of the cabinet, but also successfully resolve their own reputation crisis, killing two birds with one stone and achieving the best of both worlds.

   From now on, it seems that the cabinet has an advantage in such a game, but this is only temporary, or on the surface.

The concept of imperial supremacy has great influence and supporters in both the ruling and opposition parties. Before Prince Yizhong succeeded to the throne, he was able to draw the full support of Tang Binyin, Miao Changqi, Zhu Guozhen, Gu Tianjun, Jia Jing, and Zhen Yingjia. After he really succeeds as emperor, he should have more resources and means to divide and disintegrate the camp on the cabinet side.

   Both Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe and Feng Ziying have a clear understanding of this point.

  The imperial power for thousands of years has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the common people. The phrase "Qing Jun side, punish evil spirits" has been shouted many times for thousands of years, and it can be used at any time to point to Ye Fang and others.

   Continue three shifts, ask for a monthly pass!

  

  

  (end of this chapter)