Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu already knew what they were talking about, so he laughed, turned his head to look at Liu Shimin, and said, "Has King Lu come?"

Liu Shimin said: "It should be soon, I will send someone to remind me."

As soon as he finished speaking, an officer from outside stepped in quickly and said, "Report to the emperor, King Lu begs to see you."

Zhu Xu looked at Bi Ziyan and said, "That means Cao Cao will be here, let him in."

"Yes." The guard responded, turned and went out.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong were very puzzled. They didn't know why King Lu was called at this time, but they didn't speak and waited quietly.

King Lu strode in, saluted Zhu Xu, and said, "I see the emperor."

Zhu Xu smiled and said: "Well, sit down, I am discussing the matter of King Jing with the two adults, you are Zongzheng of the clan's mansion, let's talk about it."

King Lu sat down under Bi Ziyan, glanced at the people sitting there, his eyes flickered slightly, and said: "Back to the emperor, I believe that whether or not King Jing will stay is in the Sacred Heart."

Zhu Xu's eyes narrowed. The King of Lu had learned to figure out what he wanted now, so he turned to Bi Ziyan and said, "Master Bi, tell me what you think."

Bi Ziyan didn't know what Zhu Xu was going to do, so he glanced at King Lu and said, "The emperor hopes that King Jing will join the cabinet and participate in politics. We think that the clan princes should not overstep too much, otherwise the country will be uneasy and the country will be unstable."

When King Lu heard it, he immediately understood. He took out a playbook from his arms, stood up and said to Zhu Xu, "Your Majesty, this is my opinion on the patriarchal clan. Please have a look at it."

Liu Shimin stepped forward, took it, and handed it to Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu took it over, opened it, and sure enough, King Lu wrote it according to his intention, an explanation of "If there is a descendant, there will be a descendant, if there is no descendant, there will be an elder, brother will end up with younger brother", and he will arrange it in an order. One is particularly interesting: "Within three generations, there is no one outside." That is to say, those who can inherit the throne must be within three generations and come in strict order.

For this system of sequential inheritance, for the current Ming Dynasty, it will definitely cause huge opposition. Even if it is a "specific explanation" based on the "patriarchal clan", the actual inheritance rules are also like this. But in essence, it still violated the "firstborn inheritance system" of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.

Another disadvantage is that this will intensify the struggle within the royal family. Historically, the Nine Dragons seized the throne during the Kangxi period. Must be implemented!

Zhu Xu looked at it with a fixed expression, then changed his mind, handed it to Bi Ziyan after a while, and said, "Teacher Bi will also take a look."

Bi Ziyan reached out to take it, glanced at Zhu Xu with a narrow gaze, looked down at the playbook, and immediately frowned.

The "war over the country's foundation" has not been long in the past. For the "national foundation", the current civil official group attaches great importance to it. "To elaborate, or to improve, but in fact it is still a challenge to the "first eldest son system", weakening the particularity of "first eldest son", and giving other people "opportunities" and "delusions".

After reading it, Bi Ziyan didn't speak immediately, and handed the playbook to Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong glanced at him and looked down at the playbook. After a while, his expression sank and he looked up at Zhu Xu.

He pondered for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, I think this 'Sequential Inheritance Law' should not be promulgated, and it may play out Song Taizu, Song Taizong and other old events."

The corners of Zhu Xu's mouth twitched slightly. I'm afraid what Sun Chengzong wanted to say was "the old story of Chengzu", that is, the battle of Jingnan.

Lu Wang glanced at Zhu Xu, and then said: "Xiao Wang doesn't think so. With this clear method of succession, we can prevent some old things from happening again, so that the court and the clan can work together without too much trouble. The fears and concerns of the country will never happen again, and the country will be stabilized, and the royal family will be stable."

Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan frowned. The principle is like this, but the actual situation is often not. They must use the most resolute method to prevent all things that endanger the stability and order of the throne from happening!

"Your Majesty..." Bi Ziyan thought for a while, and then said: "Please discuss this matter temporarily, and give the cabinet some time to discuss..."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "I've been here for more than 200 years since Ming Dynasty. I just laid out the sequence, so there's nothing to be nervous about. Regarding King Jing's entry into the cabinet... the third place is the University of Kadong Pavilion." , Customized, the Governor’s Council is being held by princes from three generations in rotation, with a term of three years and a maximum of two consecutive terms... Well, let’s leave it at that, there’s no need to discuss it again!”

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong were taken aback, thinking carefully, although he was still very uncomfortable, the emperor's arrangement could indeed prevent the prince from interfering in politics and threatening the stability of the royal family, and it should be the emperor's biggest concession.

Bi Ziyan's heart was churning for a while, he took a deep breath, and said to Zhu Xu: "Your Majesty, the matter is very important at this time. Regarding the edict and purpose, I ask the cabinet to draft it."

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, and said with a smile: "I can't refute what Master Bi said. Well, after drafting and sending it to the imperial study, after I seal it, it will also be promulgated by the cabinet. Get out of the cabinet!"

Hearing that "all government orders come from the cabinet", Bi Ziyan finally felt a lot of comfort in his "injured" heart, got up quickly, and said: "Observe the order."

Zhu Xu completed several tasks in a row, and he was also very happy in his heart. He said with a smile, "That's it. Adding Prince Jing to the cabinet should be of great benefit to the 'New Deal', but there are still fewer people in the cabinet. Come on, you guys will look for more.”

"Observe the order." Both Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong responded with some duplicity.They all now know that the emperor has overall considerations for the cabinet, and it is not something they can get their hands on.

Zhu Xu looked at the cabinet again, and said: "It's too small after all. Come up with an idea to renovate and expand this cabinet. After all, it is the place where my Prime Minister of Ming Dynasty governs. It can't be too shabby. Various institutions , the directly subordinate yamen will all be moved in and reorganized, these yamen of my Daming are still too messy..."

Regarding these, Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong had no opinion, and nodded in response.

After Zhu Xu explained a few more words, he got up and left the cabinet.

In the cabinet lobby, there are only three people, Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, and Zhang Wenda. These three people are not pedantic people. The current situation requires them to "flexible" to deal with it, so as to stop the mouth of the world.

Bi Ziyan glanced at Zhang Wenda, and said to Sun Chengzong, "The matter has come to this, we can only let Prince Jing join the cabinet."

Sun Chengzong nodded with a sullen face.

They are unstoppable. Looking at it from another angle, King Jing’s entry into the cabinet does have many benefits. On the one hand, stabilizing the imperial family can also vigorously promote the Governor’s Council. Once the Governor’s Council is completed, the cabinet’s control over the world It will further increase, and the speed of "new addition" will be greatly accelerated.

"Then promote King Jing on the grounds of 'breaking the rules'. In addition, the restrictions on the 'Government Council' must be clearly stated, so as not to arouse some people's delusions..." Bi Ziyan said.

"I'll draft!" Sun Chengzong said.This decree is extraordinary, and if one is not careful, it may cause great disaster in the future. He must be cautious, and cannot be left in the hands of others.

Bi Ziyan didn't say much, turned to Zheng Youyuan and said, "Invite King Jing, I want to talk to him."

In the past, there were only two people in the cabinet. In terms of "status", there were six ministries and one head of the Governor's Council. Now that Prince Jing is in the cabinet, these identities and relationships need to be sorted out.

"Yes." Zheng You came in from the outside.He glanced at Bi Ziyan meaningfully, but didn't make a sound.Today the emperor seemed to be here for Prince Jing, but he never mentioned anything outside the palace, obviously he had other plans - today's affairs are not over!

Bi Ziyan didn't seem to see it, and was still thinking about it.

King Jing's joining the cabinet will have an impact on the cabinet, especially the current relationship between the government and the government. If Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu and others are transferred, the impact will be even greater.

"Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu and the others didn't join the cabinet, but Prince Jing did. What is the emperor going to do? He said that there are more people to join the cabinet. Who else can join the cabinet?"

Bi Ziyan was wandering in his heart, unable to calm down.

On the way back, Zhu Xu stopped in front of Qianqing Palace, with his hands behind his back, watching from a distance.

He has been living in Jingyang Palace, this huge Qianqing Palace has been empty for a long time, now it is empty, not a single person can be seen.

Liu Shimin stood beside Zhu Xu, his heart moved slightly, but he didn't speak.

The Qianqing Palace has always been the emperor's residence and the most important office, and it has been vacant for several years.

"You said, shouldn't it be time for me to move in?" Zhu Xu seemed to be talking to himself, next year he will get married and be in charge, so he can't live in Jingyang Palace all the time.

"The maidservant thinks that it's ok now, and the move should be completed before the end of the year." Liu Shimin said.

Although the two palaces are not far away, it will take a few months to clean up, redecorate, and then move.

Zhu Xu's heart surged with arrogance, he puffed out his chest, and said, "Then move it, let someone clean it up!"

"Follow the order." Liu Shimin said.

Zhu Xu turned and left, heading back to Jingyang Palace.Before walking a few steps, an inner eunuch rushed over, holding a note, and said: "Your Majesty, the flying pigeons from the navy have passed on the letter, and Cao Zongbing has returned to Fujian, the old port, and Luzon are basically finished. .”

"Hmm." Zhu Xu didn't answer the note, calculated the time in his mind, and said, "It's time to come back, tell him, let him set off for Beijing immediately, hurry up!"