admiration

When Dai Yan was mentioned, a trace of hatred flashed in Ming Shu's eyes, "This man is sinister and selfish, if he catches Concubine Jing, he will not show up."

"Yes, so I want to set up a game." Xiao Zhizhi said.

Ming Shu was a little skeptical, and followed Mo Yanchi to listen. After a while, a smile appeared on his face. He patted Xiao Zhijin on the shoulder, and sighed: "You still have a way, so just do it like this, it doesn't matter if you fail." , Dai Yan is not young, I don't believe he can hide for a few more years."

"Well, if this person lives one more day, Chi'er will be in more danger. It's better to get rid of it as soon as possible." Xiao Zhijue said.

Ming Shu sighed and said: "Who would have thought that the extravagant and unambitious prince's methods would be so treacherous. If only I had been in the palace back then..."

Empress Mo's death was a thorn in Mingshu's heart. Emperor Hongzhi always advocated orthodoxy and learned the way of governing the country. He was not sensitive to these things, and it was normal to be caught off guard.

Ming Shu is different. He has no sense of the throne since he was a child, and the things he learned are messy, and the guards given to him are all used in the wrong way. If he was in Beijing back then, Dai Yan’s actions would have been exposed in advance. There is still a chance to force her into the palace, causing her to die of shock and dystocia.

He thought of the sad things, his face lost all brilliance, Mo Yanchi persuaded: "Uncle Emperor, that incident was beyond everyone's expectation, it's not your fault."

"But when I occasionally think of those souls who died tragically, I feel uneasy." Ming Shu said.

"Uncle Emperor..."

Ming Shu just grieved for a moment, but recovered quickly. He has survived for more than ten years, and he will not appear weak in front of the juniors.

"It's okay. I will go to the emperor's brother in the next two days to discuss with him the date of the canonization of the crown prince. I think he was afraid of accidents, so he made the decision while I was here." Ming Shu said, "Chi'er, wait for the canonization Prince, you have to show your due bearing, the prince is the future emperor, not everyone can be bullied."

Mo Yanchi nodded and said, "Yes."

The news of the crown prince soon spread throughout the capital, but it was only a rumor, and the ministers did not dare to enter the palace to speak rashly.The members of the eldest prince's party were worried that Mo Yichi's ascension would be disadvantageous to them, so they rushed to the eldest prince's mansion overnight to discuss with Zhu Qiming.

Zhu Qiming lost his temper for a day, his face was ugly, and he sat at the head without saying a word.

Those ministers originally wanted to confirm it, but Zhu Qiming's reaction undoubtedly gave the answer. They immediately lost their positions and said dissatisfiedly: "The national reserve has always been decided after many discussions. Why is your majesty so sudden?"

"This matter has nothing to do with His Highness the Xianwang. You heard it yesterday, but he openly asked His Majesty to make him the crown prince."

"Why don't we write a note tomorrow morning, impeaching the virtuous king for forming a party for selfish purposes, intending to seek power and usurp the throne?" An official said, but was quickly refuted by another person.

"No, the virtuous king dared to say that because he was certain that His Majesty would not do anything to him, and I heard that when His Majesty said that he wanted to be crowned prince, the virtuous king was by his side."

Everyone changed their faces, turned to look at Zhu Qiming, and asked, "Your Highness, what are your plans?"

Zhu Qiming's eyes were dim, he glanced at Jiang Wan, shook his head and said: "Father hasn't made a decree yet, we must not act rashly, and wait and see what happens."

"That's the only way to go. But Your Highness, if the crown prince is really crowned, what shall we do?" an official said boldly.

Raising troops to force the palace is no small matter, Zhu Qiming glanced at Jiang Wan, Jiang Wan understood, and asked the official: "It's just a crown prince, not enthroned, how do you know he won't be deposed?"

The official was just planning for the rainy day, and Jiang Wan had no objection to what Jiang Wan said, and nodded in agreement: "Indeed, but regarding the matter of being crowned prince, I thought we could make a fuss about the abolition of the second prince. In the imperial palace, even though the second prince has a virtuous king as a guarantee, it will not change the fact that he grew up outside the palace."

"The second prince's qualifications are inferior to His Highness's. People don't care which prince is in power. What they care about is whether the incumbent is wise and whether they can live and work in peace and contentment. Isn't this 'water can carry a boat and capsize it'? reason."

Zhu Qiming deeply felt the same way, and said: "Then let the word out, the second prince has a tyrannical temperament and perverse behavior..."

"Your Highness, no." Jiang Wan interrupted Zhu Qiming, "It was the second prince who was responsible for Liu Qi's incident a few months ago. Nowadays, there are many rumors about the second prince's wisdom in Beijing, and these unfounded words are suddenly spread. I'm afraid that the common people will not admit it, and if the second prince finds out, there is a possibility of retaliation."

Mo Yichi seldom showed his face in front of the common people these few years, and occasionally relieved the common people's danger, and his good reputation has spread far and wide, but he has always kept a low profile, so the common people don't often talk about him, but his behavior is really impressive admiration.

Jiang Wan's words were actually to protect Mo Yanchi, but what she said was well-founded, and Zhu Qiming couldn't fault it, frowning in thought.Seeing this, Jiang Wan said again: "If Your Highness did more good deeds in Beijing these few days, the common people would naturally remember His Highness's kindness. Didn't His Highness come to Linzhang Academy to condolence us before the palace examination? These favors benefit Jiang I still remember it.”

A few people who didn't trust Jiang Wan at first were greatly admired after hearing this, and praised repeatedly: "Master Jiang is a good planner."

Jiang Wan didn't answer, but looked at Zhu Qiming, waiting for him to make a decision.

Zhu Qiming thought for a moment, nodded and said, "It's indeed a good idea."

Several people were discussing in the front hall, and there was a lot of movement. There was Concubine Jing's eyeliner in the mansion. Zhu Qiming wanted to guard against it, so he asked people to guard outside.They were talking happily when someone outside knocked on the door, making the room suddenly quiet.

"Your Highness, Mr. Yin is back."

Zhu Qiming's expression darkened, and he asked several officials to leave first, leaving only Jiang Wan behind.

Dai Yan came from the back door, and from a distance, he saw several officials whispering to each other. He was not in Beijing for a few days, and he didn't understand some things so thoroughly, so he went to the front hall to find Zhu Qiming.

Zhu Qiming sipped his tea carefully, and waited for Dai Yan to enter without even raising his eyelids when he heard the footsteps.

"Your Highness, what happened?" Dai Yan said as he walked, bowing his hands to Zhu Qiming as a salute.

Zhu Qiming put down the teacup and said with a sneer: "Don't bother Mr. Yin, Mr. Yin should think about how to please the queen's mother and concubine."

Dai Yan's movements froze, and he looked at Zhu Qiming dissatisfied, "What does your Highness mean?"

"It's not interesting, it's getting late, Mr. Yin should rest earlier." After finishing speaking, he waved his hand to let Dai Yan leave.Dai Yan was extremely annoyed and unable to vent, so he looked at Zhu Qiming calmly, then flung his sleeves and walked away.

As a bystander, Jiang Wan was eager to leave on behalf of Yan. At this moment, she was already celebrating in her heart, but she still had to put on her face and said worriedly: "Your Highness, don't let Mr. Yin know about this?"

"Hmm." Zhu Qiming hesitated and said, "This king suspects...he has something to do with the previous dynasty."

"What?" Jiang Wan exclaimed, and asked in a low voice, "Why did Your Highness say that?"

"It's a long story, just remember, apart from you and me, don't let anyone know about the coercion." Zhu Qiming said.

Jiang Wan said: "This is natural."

She was at odds with Dai Yan, and Zhu Qiming knew it well. At this time, there was no need to say some hypocritical words to displease Zhu Qiming. Zhu Qiming offered to keep the secret, and Jiang Wan couldn't ask for it. If Dai Yan found out, I don't know what will happen.

Zhu Qiming worked hard for the past two days, his eyes turned blue, so Jiang Wan didn't stay any longer, and got up to leave.

"Let's go, ask a few guards to escort you back." Zhu Qiming said, Jiang Wan is his confidant anyway, so he still needs to be on guard in special times.

Jiang Wan did not refuse, and took a few people out of the First Prince's Mansion, stepped out of the black gate, Jiang Wan looked up, it was the full moon, but the clouds were so dense that she could only see the hazy moonlight.

Looks like it's about to change.

……

Jiang Wan's guess was right. When she woke up the next day, it was pouring rain. The stone road was full of potholes and water accumulated in several places, and it was not easy for a carriage to travel.

Officials who lived close to each other liked to go to court, but today's weather was not good, so they could only take a carriage. When Xiao Zhijin and the others arrived, many carriages were parked outside the palace.

Xiao Zhi took a look, probably because he had heard the news of the crown prince, those ministers came very early today.

He got out of the carriage, held the umbrella for Mo Yichi, and helped him down.With Emperor Hongzhi's permission, Mo Yanchi was able to go to the court again. As soon as he appeared, the court's eyes fell on him, and he never looked away for a long time.

Mo Yanchi turned a blind eye, stood in a familiar position, and waited for Emperor Hongzhi to come with a smile on his face.

Emperor Hongzhi was woken up by the sound of rain early in the morning, and today he went to court at exactly the right time. As soon as he entered the palace, he saw Mo Yanchi standing upright, and nodded in satisfaction.

After all the officials finished kneeling and saluting, Emperor Hongzhi didn't wait for anyone to speak, and said directly: "My lords, I have something to announce today."

As he said that, the courtier standing beside Emperor Hongzhi took two steps, holding an imperial decree in his hand, he looked serious, slowly unfolded the imperial decree, and said in a clear voice: "By God's fate, I summoned: I was framed by the thieves in the past, and I was terrified. In order to protect his safety, the prince is now reappointed as prince and bestowed with a golden book and treasure, respectfully."

The eldest prince's party couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was only the second prince who was reinstated, and not directly crowned prince.

Mo Yanchi knelt down to thank him, and Emperor Hongzhi said again: "Ministry of Rites, let Qin Tianjian choose a good day to offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple, and the second prince will change his original surname and record it in the jade certificate."

"Yes." The Minister of Rites issued an edict.

Due to the rumors outside, the officials didn't have much opinion on the imperial decree, and after a few words in private, it stopped. On the contrary, they kept arguing about the crown prince.

The minister who read out put away the imperial decree, retreated to Emperor Hongzhi's side, and said in a loud voice: "There is something to play, and there is nothing to retreat to the court."

A neutral courtier came out, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, now that the royal bloodline is complete, it is a matter of celebration for the whole country, but so far no crown prince has been registered. The prince is old, so it is inevitable to think too much. I dare you to stand up as soon as possible." Storage, to solidify rivers and mountains."

The former emperor had many sons. Because he did not establish a prince for a long time, the prince seized power fiercely, which caused the court to be in turmoil, and the people were in dire straits. Several princes even died because of this. , the people were resentful and dissatisfied, and Emperor Hongzhi obeyed the people's will and destroyed the country in one fell swoop. Only then did the Min Dynasty come into being.

It can be seen how important the national reserve is in the country.

No one mentioned it before, because the second prince's life and death were unknown, his blood was not uniform, and the first prince was powerful, many people had already recognized him as the crown prince, so they didn't think about the future.

Who would have thought that in just three years, the situation has turned upside down. Compared with Zhu Qiming, Mo Yichi has won the hearts of the people and the king, which makes those ministers have to mention the matter of the crown prince.