In case of indecision, the dispute over the country's capital.

It's all a cliché!

But it has to be said that the "struggle for the national capital" has helped the bureaucracy turn defeat into victory on several occasions and curb the imperial power.

It's even more powerful than Guo Dan's contracting, and it can be regarded as invincible.

Zhang Youde, the director of the Ministry of Industry, took the lead in playing the emperor and asked if he was going to set up a prince this year, and if he wanted to establish a prince, then the Ministry of Industry would have to start making preparations, and if it was too late, it might be too late.

Because Wanli did say last year, everyone actually remembered the establishment of the prince this year, but because Wanli was very strong this year, the ministers did not dare to mention it.

But now Wanli has repeatedly been aggressive, which makes the ministers also angry, you are going to encircle and suppress us in all directions, and you will be exempted from our privileges over there, and you will have to carry out the imperial examination here, and you must give a counterattack.

The reason why the Ministry of Industry is willing to take the lead is because the Ministry of Industry has suffered heavy losses in this adjustment, so they are willing to be the first bird, and if they win, the Ministry of Industry may be able to win back a city.

Public opinion in the court and China suddenly turned to the eldest son of the emperor, and the ministers began to play one after another, demanding that Wanli fulfill his promise and establish the crown prince as soon as possible.

Royal Stud Farm.

"They will also use this to coerce me, it seems that they have all exhausted their skills."

Wanli snorted angrily and asked again: "Are all the ministers of the court and the central government supporting the establishment of the emperor's eldest son as the crown prince?" ”

Tian Yi immediately said: "Back to Your Majesty, that's not it, there are also some ministers who support Lixian but not Lichang, but they haven't spoken out yet, the ministers should want to see Your Majesty's attitude first." ”

I have to say that the environment is much better now than before, and some ministers have gradually turned to Wanli.

At the end of the day, it's really a matter of taking sides.

They thought Wanli had a chance to win.

It's a pity that Wanli is not in the palace, they have to wait for Wanli to wave the flag.

Zhang Cheng was a little anxious and said: "Your Majesty, you have to be cautious in this matter, whether you support the eldest son of the emperor or the majority, and this time the voice of the people supporting the eldest son of the emperor is also very high, if it is hard." ”

Although he did not finish his sentence, the meaning was very obvious, the situation could get out of control, and the outcome was unpredictable.

Tian Yi also nodded and said, "Weichen also suggested that it be delayed a little longer." ”

Wanli groaned for a while, and suddenly asked, "Has Concubine Wang Gong's physical condition improved?" ”

Zhang Cheng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, Concubine Wang Gong's body has already recovered, and the Queen Mother also takes good care of Concubine Wang Gong, and now Concubine Wang Gong is eating and living with the Queen Mother." ”

At the beginning, the imperial concubine abused Wang Gongfei, causing public anger and demanding the removal of the imperial concubine, which caused Wanli to make concessions and divide Wang Gongfei's clothing, food, housing and transportation to Guanglu Temple, and at the same time build a residence for Wang Gongfei, and assign it to Cining Palace, so that the minister stopped.

After hearing this, Wanli was expressionless and said, "You go and arrange it, and drive back to the palace tomorrow." ”

It was a matter of Guoben, and he had to go back to the palace.

"Wechen obeys."

Guo Dan does not have this kind of trouble at present, because his two sons are still very young, it is too early to talk about inheriting the family property, he is distressed that there is really no time to accompany his newborn son recently, and this territory has been taken down, but the affairs are also multiplying, and it may take a year or two to arrange alone.

Only after having a stumble can he find time to sit in the hall with Kou Zhuansha, Kou Shouxin, Kou Chengxiang, and the little baby, and enjoy the joy of family.

"Lift high! Lift high! ”

"Gegege! Gegege! ”

Guo Dan hugged the little baby and let it go, causing the little baby to open his mouth and laugh.

Kou Chengxiang looked very envious, and climbed directly to Kou Zhuansha, "Mother! And the child shall be held high! ”

Kou Liansha picked up Kou Chengxiang with both hands, let him sit in his arms, and said with a smile: "Mother doesn't have so much strength." ”

"No, how dangerous it is!"

On the side, Kou Shouxin stopped Guo Dan and said: "Virtuous son-in-law, you are not light or heavy, Zhao'er is still young, but I can't stand your toss so much, so I want to hold it, otherwise, you will hand it over to the nurse to hold." ”

Guo Dan hurriedly obeyed the order, hugged it well, and did not dare to be presumptuous.

This child's matter, Kou Shouxin is a man of his word, he will do whatever he says, and no one will dare to disobey.

There is no way, because the matter of the child has always been Kou Shouxin's trouble, and their husband and wife do not have children, so naturally they have no right to speak.

After sitting down, Kou Shouxin said again: "Virtuous son-in-law, this child has not yet been named, according to the old decay, the Guo family is only you, and the Guo family's incense is also very important, so it is better to call it Guo Chenghei." ”

This old man has been busy with this all day long, and Zhao'er is the name of the second son, and he also obtained it, but Kou Zhuansha is very stressed when he listens to it.

Recruit! Recruit!

The meaning is very obvious, and it has to be reborn.

Guo smiled lightly: "I don't attach much importance to the issue of incense. ”

Kou Shouxin puffed up his eyes and said: "What do you know, this incense is not important, what is important, if there is no successor, what is the use of making more money, if you don't take advantage of your youth to have a few more, you will regret it in the future." ”

Kou Liansha couldn't help but pout.

Guo Dan was trained to be blindfolded, and he was sweating profusely: "Yes, yes, father-in-law, you can call the shots." Hehe! As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something again, and said, "Father-in-law, there is something that my son-in-law has always wanted to discuss with you. ”

Kou Shouxin said twice, "It's about your first son-in-law, right?" ”

Guo looked at Kou Shouxin in surprise.

Kou Shouxin said: "Liansha has already told the old man. ”

Guo Dan first glanced at Kou Zhuan Sha gratefully, and then asked worriedly, "I don't know what my father-in-law thinks?" ”

Kou Shouxin smiled and said: "If you don't feel wronged, the old man has no opinion, you husband and wife can discuss it." ”

Guo Dan saw that Kou was so generous, and his heart was moved, so he said: "Father-in-law, or this second child is also surnamed Kou." ”

In fact, he has no feelings for the Guo family, the previous memories are very light, it can be said that Kou Shouxin is his father-in-law and his father, the Kou family is his home, there is no second home, the surname Guo is Kou, he really doesn't care, Kou Shouxin is happy.

Kou Shouxin was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "No, this second child must be surnamed Guo, otherwise, what will the old man look like in the future to see my brother Guo Xian, wait until you give birth to the third one." ”

This is really a knife from the sky, Kou Zhuansha hurriedly said: "Daddy, daughter!" ”

Kou Shouxin said again: "If you don't give birth, your father won't be reluctant, but this child must be surnamed Guo." ”

Guo Dan was very puzzled when he heard it, it didn't look like he was saying polite words, but he knew that Kou Shouxin really wanted a grandson.

As everyone knows, Kou Shouxin is a businessman, and he is also very shrewd, how does he know that this Guo Dan is not Guo Dan, he has already thought about the future, if Kou Zhuansha's children are all surnamed Kou, and Guo Dan has a child surnamed Guo with someone else, then there may be problems in inheriting the family property in the future.

Although Guo Dan is a son-in-law, everyone knows that he is the head of the family, and he has the final say in major matters.

Kou Shouxin must make sure that one of Kou Zhuansha's children is surnamed Guo.

It can be seen that this big business will have this kind of problem, but Guo Dan is still young now, and he is not from a wealthy family, so he can't realize it for the time being.

At this moment, a guard walked in, clasped his fists and said, "Advisor Guo, Your Majesty has arrived." ”

Alas, it seems that I will have to count the silver with the fat house again tonight. Guo Dan was really a little afraid that Wanli would come here, but he had no choice but to hand over the heir to the nurse and then go to the office.

"Humble Guo Dan, see Your Majesty."

"Excuse me!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Guo Dan straightened up, saw Wanli sitting on the chair with a sad face, and couldn't help asking, "Your Majesty, are you worrying about the prince's affairs again?" ”

Wanli glanced at him and asked, "Have you heard of it too?" ”

Guo Dan nodded.

"Looks like they're making a lot of noise!"

Wanli smiled coldly, and asked Guo Dan again, "What do you think?" ”

Guo Dan said: "No matter what decision Your Majesty makes, I will support it." ”

That's what I said.

He doesn't care who he sets, he also knows that this is inevitable, and he supports all of Wanli's decisions.

"It would be nice if everyone was like you." Wanli is both relieved and depressed.

Guo Dan asked, "Your Majesty, is this really that difficult?" ”

He thinks that at this time, it can be just a wave, and it has already come to this point anyway.

Wanli didn't explain, and suddenly asked, "That's right!" Recently, the imperial concubine has complained a lot about you, Xun'er worshiped you as a teacher at the beginning, but now you haven't even seen Xun'er's face, and you are too irresponsible as a teacher. ”

Why is it related to this again? Guo Dan sneered: "Your Majesty, I really don't know how to be a teacher, and my own children are still taught by my father-in-law." ”

Wanli said: "I also know your difficulties, but I can't help it, there are not many people in the court who support Xun'er, and I don't feel at ease to hand over Xun'er to them, and I also think that your ability is very helpful in governing the country." ”

Governing the country?

The vassal king doesn't need to learn this, obviously Wanli still has to abolish the elder and the younger.

It seems that His Majesty has decided to just start this wave. Guo Dan groaned for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen has a bold idea. ”

Wanli asked, "What thoughts?" ”

Guo Dan said: "Let the prince go to the Little Uncle Academy to study." ”

"What did you say?"

Wanli was surprised.

Guo Dan hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, I think that the Little Uncle Academy actually represents the highest level of enlightenment in the world today, even if it is not as good as the Wang University, and at the same time, many nobles and military attaches now let their children go to the Little Uncle Academy to study, which may be able to establish a network for the prince." ”

Wanli pondered for a long time, but did not give a response, sat for a while and left, and did not say to go to the vault to have a look, which shows that this is really a hurdle for him.

The next morning!

"You seem to have a pretty quiet day."

When Aunt Xu came to the office, she couldn't help but be curious when she saw Guo Dan sitting on the sofa and working behind the desk.

Guo Dan said: "Your Majesty came last night. ”

"Is it for the prince?" Aunt Xu sat down and asked.

Guo Dan nodded, and wondered, "Is this really that difficult?" ”

"Of course."

Aunt Xu sighed for a moment and said, "Let me tell you this, from high-ranking officials and dignitaries, down to landlords and merchants, almost all of the heads of the family are the eldest sons, do you think they will want to change the order of the elders and young?" ”

The difficulty is here, this is not only about etiquette, but also about interests, this is not a problem unique to the emperor's family, it is a problem for everyone, now everyone obeys the eldest son, if you want to change this, then the person who is now the master of the house will become unjust, and the words are not good.

This hurts a lot of people.

Etiquette is not only a moral issue, but also a question of behavioral norms, and behavioral norms will inevitably involve personal interests, and the law is also a kind of behavioral norms.

Guo smiled lightly: "In this way, I understand." ”

Aunt Xu asked, "What does Your Majesty mean exactly?" ”

Guo Dan said: "You may choose to be tough." ”

Aunt Xu sighed faintly.

Wanli does so many things to assert imperial power, this step must be taken, but this step to go out is unpredictable.

She thinks that with the emperor's current momentum, it is not impossible to be rigid, it depends on how to be rigid.

Wuying Palace.

Wanli's silence made the ministers present uneasy, and Rao is Shen Shixing, the old fox, could not hide his nervousness.

As soon as the emperor returned, a cabinet meeting was convened.

It is highly likely that the crown prince will be announced.

And it is very likely that the growth will be abolished.

Because everyone knows that Wanli does so many things, is it to assert imperial power, and the battle for the country has become a battle for imperial power, once the abolition of Chang Liyu succeeds, the imperial power will become supreme.

They were already thinking about how they would react if Wanli really shouted the slogan of abolishing the long and standing young.

What to do?

They've been rehearsing it in their minds countless times, but they still can't think of a reasonable way to deal with it.

The problem of national capital is the biggest problem of feudal society.

Wanli suddenly glanced at them and slowly spoke, "Shen Shoufu." ”

"The minister is here."

Shen Shixing was directly trembling.

Wanli said: "You draft the decree on my behalf and announce it to the world, I will stand!" ”

At this, he paused suddenly.

This time, the ministers present will have at least three years of shorter life.

Everyone seems to have forgotten to breathe.

Wang Jiaping was even more nervous, and his whole body trembled.

Damn!

After a while, Wanli continued: "The emperor's eldest son, Zhu Changluo, is the crown prince. ”