Chapter 24 Chapter 129

Ouch!Grandpa, why are you here? Let me know if there is anything. Xie Jin will come to your house to wait for instructions. How dare you work for the Duke.Hurry up, please sit down, please take a seat, come, come and serve tea to the Duke! Xie Jin gave instructions to the little eunuch who was waiting in the palace, and then warmly invited Xia Xun to take a seat. He sat down under him, and asked with a smile: "The Duke has already taken care of the things the emperor entrusted to you." Eyebrow? Xia Xun said solemnly: Yes, I thought about it all night after I went back, and I have sorted out some clues, so I came here to discuss with the Grand Scholar.cough!This is how I think about collecting, organizing, editing, transcribing, and printing

Xia Xunbalabala talked for a long time, but he didn't stop talking when the little eunuch brought tea up. He finally finished speaking, and then said: I have to make up a little more: the emperor did not recognize the four years of the Jianwen Dynasty, and the four years of the Jianwen Dynasty The year has been changed from the 32nd year to the 35th year of Hongwu. During this period, many things cannot be recorded in history. This point must be paid special attention. When editing the time of the release, it is absolutely necessary to change it to say to Prince Yiwen, so as not to violate the emperor's taboo.

Xie Jin was dumbfounded when he heard it, blinked his eyes after listening, and said blankly: "Duke finished talking?" It's over! Xie Jin ate and said: Is this what the Duke thought about it all night and paid attention to? When Xia Xun said these words, he originally wanted to test whether Xie Jin's understanding of the holy will was the same as he thought. Seeing his appearance, he already had a score in his heart, so he smiled and said: "Naturally, since the emperor is down Purpose, this "Wenhua Treasure Mirror" must be compiled. I have to talk about some matters first. Of course, the leaders of the literary world have compiled many classics. These aspects should be expected, but since Yang The General Consul can't fail to mention this matter.

Xie Jin breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "I'll just say it, the sage Hong'en, this is entrusted by the East Palace. How important is it, how could the Duke not understand it? Then what is the Duke planning to do about this matter?" Xia Xun has fully understood at this time, what he thinks is indeed correct, it turns out that Zhu Di wanted to take the lead in inviting the crown prince to be appointed. Thinking about Zhu Di's earnest glance in the palace yesterday, everyone in the room woke up and I was drunk alone, and he was the only one Didn't understand, couldn't help but secretly broke into a cold sweat.

Xia Xun settled down, and following Xie Jin's tone, he said, "There is no need to worry about this matter. There is no need to hide it from anyone, and it is not necessary to hide it from anyone."It is the trend of the times for the eldest prince to be established as the heir of the country. What we do is in line with the heart of heaven and the will of the people in the bottom, all we need to do is to put it forward in an upright manner.I'm just wondering, the previous emperor went on a tour to the north, using the eldest prince to oversee the country, isn't this an obvious signal to appoint the eldest prince as the crown prince? Could it be that no one in the court proposed to establish a crown prince?Why do you still need the emperor to personally arrange it?

Xie Jin sighed and said, "Why not, but the second prince has really recruited many civil and military ministers."Especially after your visit to Liaodong, Duke of Qi, although Qiu Fu, Duke of Qi left, you also left, didn't you, Duke of Qi, the advantage lost by the second prince has regained a lot, so that he was snatched by him There are many talents, Chen Ying is amazing!Some officials were being pulled by their pigtails, how could they act without looking at the second prince's face? However, the Duke's management of Liaodong could not go wrong, and if something went wrong with the Duke, it would definitely be unfavorable for the First Prince.Furthermore, the Duke's management of Liaodong is a major event that concerns my Ming Dynasty for generations to come. Even if you are willing to come back at this time, the First Prince is not willing. How can he be willing to waste this great achievement because of him?

Xia Xun nodded and understood a little bit: So, the emperor gave the idea of ​​establishing a crown prince, and some officials followed the above intention to invite the establishment of a crown prince, but because of the strong opposition from the second prince, they put it aside again? Xie Jin smiled wryly and said: They are not opposed to the establishment of the crown prince, but only opposed to the establishment of the eldest prince.As soon as the emperor made his northern tour, there were rumors among the people that the emperor's northern tour would naturally be supervised by the eldest prince. It was the emperor's desire to establish the eldest prince as the crown prince.

After the emperor came back, the second prince actually took the lead and ordered some officials to speak to the emperor, asking the emperor to discuss the establishment of a crown prince. The crown prince is naturally the second prince. We lost one first, and then fell into a passive position. The two sides argued hard and stalemate No matter what, the second prince saved His Majesty from danger many times because of his merits in calming difficulties in the past. The Emperor was moved and revealed that he had entered the palace many times to cry out his grievances to the Emperor. up. Xia Xun nodded, his face became serious.

Seeing him, Xie Jin hurriedly said, "Don't worry too much, the Duke. Now the emperor has asked the Duke, the teacher, and me, the chief assistant of the cabinet, to jointly propose a proposal. It shows that the emperor still wants to make the eldest prince the crown prince after careful consideration. For the rest, it depends on how we sing this play. If we make a proposal once, and they disturb the water again, the emperor's face will be really ugly. Xia Xun frowned and said, "Which officials are there on their side?" Xie Jin thought for a while, and then named some officials. Xia Xun heard that the positions of those officials were not low. Has the prince's power developed so much?

Xie Jin sighed: There is no way, the eldest prince is too cautious in doing things, and many means are not bothered to use, and they cannot be used, even if we persuade His Highness to do big things regardless of trivial matters, he will not.The second prince was able to recruit so many people, some of them were lures, some of them were intimidation, who has been an official in the court for many years, who can do nothing, then Chen Ying is like a dog's nose, he can smell anything Come out, I caught your handle, afraid that you will not be used by the second prince? These people are of great power and have their own party members. They are owned by the second prince, and their party members will naturally serve the second prince, so the second prince will naturally become more powerful.Originally, the Second Prince snatched Ji Gang at the beginning, that was also the meaning. Fortunately, Ji Gang was inclined towards the Eldest Prince. Otherwise, with him as a minion, the Second Prince's current power would be even more out of control. If you care about him, I'm afraid that when the Duke comes back, you will be powerless.

Later, we had no other choice. With the country, the country, and the future of Ming Dynasty, we repeatedly told the eldest prince our interests, and the eldest prince acquiesced in Ji Gang's way of dealing with him. It was only because of the eldest prince's hesitation that we acted too late. After all, the decline cannot be reversed all at once.And if you want to do these things, you can't hide it from the people on the side of the second prince. As a result, the second prince finally knows that Ji Gang is from the side of the first prince. Both Ji Gang and Chen Ying are responsible for arresting all officials. Now the two sides are fighting fiercely . Only then did Xia Xun suddenly realize that, in this way, the scene outside the city of Zhuozhou was probably the extension of the struggle between Chen Ying and Ji Gang, and behind Chen Ying and Ji Gang were the First Prince and the Second Prince. It's a fight between immortals, so it's no wonder that local officials dare to intervene. From this point of view, the situation was worse than he expected. Xia Xun couldn't help standing up and pacing back and forth in Wenyuan Pavilion. Seeing this, Xie Jin also stood up, his eyes following him. For a long while, Xia Xun Xun still refused to stop, Xie Jin couldn't help but said, "Master, now Ji Gang has achieved some results."You see, do you want him to intensify his investigation and win more officials' support for the First Prince? The duke came back, and our momentum will be greatly boosted. Taking this good opportunity, the duke might as well entertain his colleagues in the court and China. Among the officials who were won over by the second prince, many of them had some friendship with the duke. The face is hard to get rid of, as long as they come, with your prestige, the Duke of the country, you may be able to win some more, one will fade away, and when we are very sure, then Xia Xun stopped, thought over and over again, first shook his head, then nodded, smacked for a while, and said in a deep voice: No, I still have to remonstrate immediately! Xie Jin was stunned, and lost his voice: "Right away?"I'm afraid it's too late to just inform and instruct us!In case of failure Xia Xun said: There is no chance, only success is allowed, no failure is allowed!If you lose again, I'm afraid the holy will will really be transferred to the second prince! He walked back to Xie Jin's side and said, "Brother Dashen, think about it, what kind of momentum is more powerful than winning the brand of the Holy One?"Right now, compiling the "Wen Hua Treasure Mirror" is the meaning of the Holy Majesty. This is the most irresistible trend. If we delay for a long time, they will be mentally prepared and even go to the emperor to cry. Da Nao, once again said that the emperor's heart was moved, wouldn't it be a failure? Act now, maybe we don't have time to ask the local officials from the First Prince's faction to write a letter to agree, but similarly, they are also too late, I just returned to Beijing, and I haven't seen any officials, so I wrote a letter immediately, it's inevitable It will make people suspicious, this is the emperor's order.Hehe, this was originally ordered by the emperor, but the emperor was a bit reserved, so we can't just say that it is the emperor's will, but as long as we do this, who wouldn't guess that it is the emperor's intention? Xie Jin nodded again and again, and said: Yes, yes, after hearing what the Duke said, Xie Jin's heart suddenly became clear as if the clouds were clearing the clouds. Xia Xun said: If you follow the steps and compete with them to win over, then the brand of holy will will be wasted. Since those officials have been picked up by others, how can they change sides because of my face?Therefore, instead of deploying troops and generals to fight against each other, it is better to stand out and kill him by surprise! Xie Jin cheered up and said, "Okay, then what shall we do?" Xia Xun said: "I'm going to see Master Daoyan right now. Brother Da Geng will immediately release the news that the emperor ordered me and the three of us to compile the "Wen Hua Bao Jian" for the prince of the Ming Dynasty. The news will spread quickly. By evening , everyone in Nanjing knows it.If they want to discuss countermeasures, the soonest they have to do is tomorrow morning, hum!Tomorrow morning, the three of us will speak together, please make a crown prince!