Chapter 613 Ding Juan’s heart-to-heart talk with his son-in-law

Lin Ruhai shook his head, his eyes becoming calmer and clearer.

"Neither the Supreme Emperor nor the Emperor will give in so easily, but they will not easily quarrel with each other. They are afraid of both sides. The Supreme Emperor does not want to cause more trouble, but he feels that the necessary face must be maintained, and the Emperor Probably because I have been thinking about ascending the throne for so many years, should I leave some decisions to me? The mentality of both parties is very subtle, Ziying, what do you think?"

 It is now the seventh year of Yonglong.

Emperor Yonglong has been on the throne for seven years, and it is still the same. It must be unbearable, but no matter how unbearable some things are, he still has to endure them and does not dare to be presumptuous, but there are some things he will try to fight for.

"Uncle is right, but doing this will hurt the emperor's heart. Although there is no family relationship between the Tian family, the emperor must still be grateful to the emperor for giving him the throne. If he keeps doing this, I'm afraid that Gratitude will also disappear." Feng Ziying paused, "In addition, Prince Yi Zhong's performance makes it difficult for the emperor to have much intention to protect him, maybe..."

"Don't worry, as long as the Emperor is still here, the Emperor will not touch Prince Yi Zhong for the time being. Isn't Prince Yi Zhong relying on this? Prince Yi Zhong is not stupid, he is smarter than anyone else, but sometimes people are not as good as God. After all, destiny cannot be violated. If you miss the opportunity, you have missed it. There will be no chance of it coming back..."

Lin Ruhai sighed.

 Feng Ziying has some enlightenment.

My prospective father-in-law is in this special position and is inextricably linked to both the Supreme Emperor and Prince Yi Zhong, so he can see the problem more accurately.

"Uncle, what do you think the Supreme Emperor is thinking about now? Doesn't he see the danger of this situation? Brothers are at odds with each other, father and son are at odds with each other. Do we have to keep this drama going on one after another? Doesn't he just Aren’t you afraid of causing a human tragedy?”

Lin Ruhai glanced at Feng Ziying and wanted to laugh, but in the end he didn't laugh and his face twitched.

"The Supreme Emperor has been in the imperial court for forty-two years. Although there was some slack in the later period, look at the important ministers and princes in the court now. Which one was not promoted by him personally? It is people like Qi Yongtai and Zhang Jingqiu. Who dares to deny the gift of the Supreme Emperor? ? What did he think when he was the emperor? Everyone said that the Sacred Heart is difficult to fathom, but now that he is the Supreme Emperor, it is even harder to figure out..."

"..., but Uncle Yu thinks one thing is for sure. As long as the emperor does not do anything rebellious before he closes his eyes, then the throne must belong to the emperor. As for him being gone, who can take care of it?..."

"...Now that the situation has come to this point, the palms and backs of his hands are full of flesh. Even though he has some regrets and regrets, he also knows that if he does something to make up for the regrets, it will only make him regret more. He still has Not that stupid." Lin Ruhai calmed down again, "Of course, what Uncle Yu said is just a normal phenomenon. The only thing to worry about is that Prince Yi Zhong doesn't go crazy..."

Lin Ruhai's words are basically in line with Feng Ziying's judgment. It is estimated that Emperor Yuanxi is in a dilemma now. He is not willing to see the brothers turning against each other and it will turn into a scene like the Xuanwu Gate Incident, but he is also worried that Prince Yi Zhong is unwilling to do something rebellious, and his His energy and emotions made him unable to suppress Prince Yoshitaka, and even encouraged Prince Yoshitaka's various behaviors to a certain extent.

Feng Ziying even doubted whether the current Emperor still had the courage and energy to control the capital army that he had always controlled. Perhaps it was seeing this that made Prince Yi Zhong so impatient to take over the army that he would definitely have in the future from his father. The key power would fall into the hands of his brother Yonglong Emperor.

Thinking of this, Feng Ziying felt that she could also feel the powerlessness and sadness of an old emperor. The kindness of father and son were all lost to the struggle for power among the children of the Tian family.

“Ziying, are you worried about your future?” Lin Ruhai glanced at Feng Ziying who was following closely beside her.

"Well, uncle, there must be a lot of people who can see this situation, but it seems that many people have adopted a cold-looking attitude, which makes my nephew very confused."

 Feng Ziying still had some thoughtful expression on her face.

"Including my masters, this is the case. Well, my nephew thinks that even if it is a matter of the Tian family, it is a selfless matter of the Tian family. Once that situation really arises, I am afraid that even if there are civil servants who have never interfered with the inheritance of the Tian family's throne, It is a common practice, but sometimes it is inevitable, right? The dispute between Zhu Di and Emperor Jianwen of the former Ming Dynasty caused so much trouble, did they all turn a blind eye to it? "

Lin Ruhai smiled, "Ziying, you are such a smart person, how can you still not see the difference between the two? Zhu Di had his own military force in the north, and Emperor Jianwen controlled the country and had his own army, so he evolved into that Waiting for the tragic situation, what about the Great Zhou Dynasty today? If Prince Yi Zhong and the emperor are fighting, they are actually fighting for the same force, which is the power of the capital camp in the capital city! Whoever gets the command of this army will have nothing It’s suspenseful, doesn’t the Supreme Emperor still have a very important influence on the capital, so everyone doesn’t dare to act rashly?”

Feng Ziying shook her head, "Uncle, is it so simple? My nephew disagrees."

 “Oh?” Lin Ruhai was surprised.

“Where are Xuanfu and Jizhen?” Feng Ziying asked in a deep voice.

"Impossible, there is no way the border troops would be involved in such a thing." Lin Ruhai shook his head repeatedly, "No general is so unwise..."

"Uncle, what you are talking about is that in the past, could Wu Xun have served as the governor of the towns on the nine sides? Li Chengliang was so prominent and majestic that he gave it to the Liaodong General Army. It can be said that for military generals, the General Army is the limit. , either there is no governor, or the governor is a civil servant, but what now? The governor of Xuanda was established, first Wang Ziteng, and now Niu Jizong, well, the governor of Denglai was added, and the governor of Jiliao was also established, and finally it was given to Li Chengliang, now If Li Chengliang quits, who will do it? How far are Xuanfu and Jizhen from the capital city? We can attack the city within three days, who dares to say that soldiers from nine sides cannot enter the capital?"

"Even if the border troops have a special purpose, they are not allowed to enter the capital without the support of the cabinet or the Ministry of War. They can be executed as soon as they enter the city. This is the iron law set by Taizu!" Lin Ruhai said every word.

This was also the precaution taken by Emperor Taihe at that time to prevent the border troops from being involved in the Tian family's fight for heirs and repeating the story of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the chief minister of the cabinet and the minister of war did not sign, the border army generals would not be able to accept the order, which could be regarded as a rebellion. .

"Uncle, in extraordinary times, the provisions written in the book may not still apply. The Ministry of War's deployment of troops is a deployment, but the emperor's decree is not a deployment? Some people shout 'Qingjun punishes traitors and evildoers', and maybe there are still people who are willing to listen. Names and titles are indeed useful when they work, but when they don't, even if the emperor, the chief minister, and the Minister of War kneel in front of him and beg him to send troops, he may not do it!"

Hearing Feng Ziying's rebellious words, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but change her face. She looked around subconsciously, "Shut up! Ziying, you are too presumptuous! Do you want your life?!"

"Uncle, there are only two of us here. I would never say this in front of others, even Master. Well, my nephew will not admit it when we step out of the garden." Feng Ziying was frightened when she saw Lin Ruhai It was so embarrassing that he quickly comforted him.

"You, you, you are so crazy!" Lin Ruhai now understood what kind of person the son-in-law he wanted to recruit was. He was even a little worried about his daughter's future.

Why does this guy have so much lawlessness in his heart? No wonder he dares to go into the grassland alone to negotiate with Shitu. Only he can think of such a strategy to open up the sea. No wonder he dares to block the imperial censor and inflict pain on the salt merchant. Cruel, only he dares to act so boldly, he is only seventeen years old!

This guy doesn't have much respect for the imperial court at all, but it's hard to grasp the clues in his daily performance.

Like the Salt Merchant, this guy has already settled down in Yangzhou Prefecture and Yangzhou Bingbei Road, and then arranged for the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate to take over. He is so bold but cautious, no wonder Qi Yongtai , Qiao Yingjia and Guan Yingzhen dared to let him take charge of the overall situation.

"Uncle, my nephew sometimes doesn't want to think that way, but the changes in the situation have forced him to think that way. Several teachers may not be able to get involved in some things due to their limited status, but my nephew's current status, the Emperor I have a green eye, my father may take over as the governor of the three sides, and he may marry the Shen family's daughter and your daughter, so my nephew can be involved in either side, and my nephew seems to be deeply involved in it now, and he can't extricate himself."

 Feng Ziying spread her hands pretending to be helpless.

"Hmph, Uncle Yu doesn't need you to worry too much. Just do it according to your own ideas. However, Uncle Yu is very curious. Did your teachers just let you do this? Didn't they arrange the next step for you? "Lin Ruhai looked at Feng Ziying.

"You are now starting from the sixth rank. According to the convention, after three years as a second-level Jinshi, you will be promoted to the third rank. You can reach the fifth rank. Have you not considered placing it outside? This can also avoid some unnecessary waves. At the same time, you can reach the fifth rank. You can also avoid some criticism and accusations. You are only seventeen, you are too excellent and perfect in all aspects, and you are too jealous. I am afraid that even the emperor may not care about it now, but I am afraid he will be a little jealous in the future."

“Uncle, you mean that my nephew should commit suicide to protect himself?” Feng Ziying asked.

"It's not necessary now, but if a person doesn't have any weaknesses or preferences, it will always arouse all kinds of suspicion, which is probably not a good thing. And you are still so young. If you don't care about wine, sex, wealth, fame and fortune, it's normal. What? If even the censor can't find a place to talk, what do you think everyone will think? It's impossible for a disciple of the saint to be like this." Lin Ruhai also felt conflicted.

Feng Ziying nodded silently, "My nephew understands."

 Actually, Qiao Yingjia also reminded him of this matter in a very subtle way, but he didn't say it so clearly.

 (End of this chapter)