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“…… The sons are dull and incompetent, do not know the world, do not understand the hearts of the people, the prince has been eight years now, but he has no achievements, repeatedly made mistakes, and only the upright, loyal and filial piety is worth mentioning, and the rest are inadequate, deeply worthy of the importance of his father, whenever he thinks about this, he is always a puppet......"

“…… Today, although Erchen has enlightenment, he has made countless enemies in the DPRK and China, and his own prestige has been lost, it is too late and he can't regret it! After careful consideration, he did not dare to let his father and emperor be in a dilemma, nor did he dare to disturb the society, so he should take the initiative to abdicate......"

“…… However, the abolition of the princes of the previous dynasties must have a legitimate reason, or for immorality, or for unfilial piety, but the sons and ministers have always been careful to abide by their duties, and have never been immoral and unfilial, if they forcibly abdicate, they may attract the criticism of the government and the opposition, and the heavenly authority of the father and emperor is also damaged, and it is not feasible, and it must be found for another reason before there can be a matter of abolition......"

“…… The sons know very well that the father is dissatisfied with the erosion of the clan for a long time, so he arranged for the sons to investigate the matter, but the disadvantages of the clan have accumulated for a hundred years, and the vassals are also arrogant for a long time......

“…… However, if the punishment of the clan is too severe, there are many inappropriateness, which not only damages the country's capital and turmoil in the government and the opposition, but also affects the evaluation of the emperor's history books...... It's not feasible to be serious, and it's a dilemma......"

“…… Therefore, Erchen has already made up his mind to take himself as an abandoned son, and take advantage of today's opportunity to punish the crimes of the illegal vassal kings with heavy punishments, which should be reckless and overkill, thoroughly investigate the crimes of the vassal king's clan, and lead to the hatred of the clans of the world! When the clans in various places are more and more widely implicated, people will be terrified and fearful of the power of heaven, and they will also remember the lesson and no longer dare to be as unscrupulous as in the past......"

“…… Later, when the grievances of the clans in various places are the heaviest and they hate to eat the flesh and skin of their sons, the father can also take the opportunity to take action and set things right, just pardon the crimes of some of the clans, restore the dignity of a few vassal kings, and appease the hearts of the people with gentle means, so as to reap the gratitude of the clans in the world and calm the turmoil of the government and the opposition......"

“…… In the end, the crimes of the vassal kings and the clan will be severely punished, and the few who are pardoned will refrain from committing them again for decades to come, and the pressure of the court's support will be eased, and the confiscated ill-gotten money and grain can also benefit the people. After the father and emperor found an opportunity to set things right, he not only stabilized the government and the opposition, won the popularity of the people, but also improved the evaluation of the history books. At that time, it was already an enemy of the entire clan, and the hundred officials were also affected, and afterwards someone would inevitably impeach the sons and daughters for oppressing the clan and causing trouble, and the father and emperor could also take the opportunity to depose the sons and daughters, and find a suitable prince to inherit the burden of the prince, further calming the grievances of the clan and the hundred officials, and also ensuring the inheritance and stability of the Ming Dynasty, which is the third ......"

“…… A thorough investigation of the guilt of the vassal king is of great benefit to the stability of the country, the well-being of the people, and the power of the emperor......

“…… The sons were worried that their father and the emperor would miss the friendship between father and son, and they would hesitate and miss the opportunity, so they took the lead and followed the prelude...... It is not only the last willfulness of the sons, but also the greatest filial piety of the sons, and I hope that the father can forgive the sons again, if this is done, it can finally be regarded as a share of the worries for the father, and it can be regarded as a contribution to the society, and there is no regret in my heart......"

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After reading Zhu Heyu's dense content, Zhao Junchen's mood was both solemn and admirable.

Although Zhu Heyu's means this time cannot be said to be a reversal, they can also be called extremely beautiful!

Now, as Emperor Deqing has begun to acquiesce to the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian's public recruitment of friends and involvement in the government affairs of the previous dynasty, coupled with the stubbornness of the old Zhu family, it is impossible to change the deposition of Zhu Heyu, which can be described as a certainty.

But because of this secrecy, the nature of this matter has quietly changed!

Originally, the reason why Zhu Heyu lost the position of prince was very simple, that is, because of his lack of ability, too many enemies, and repeated troubles, and now he is even more betrayed and his prestige has been greatly damaged, and he is no longer a qualified candidate for the prince, but now with Zhu Heyu's initiative to request dethronement in this secret, the situation has become that Zhu Heyu voluntarily sacrificed himself for the stability of the overall situation of the imperial court and the reputation of Emperor Deqing's history books!

What a noble reason! What a touching filial piety!

It is also deposed, and the difference is huge.

If it is the former, even if Emperor Deqing is dissatisfied with the new prince Zhu Hejian and has the idea of changing the prince again, he will never reconsider Zhu Heyu, but if it becomes the latter, once Zhu Hejian makes a mistake in the future, Emperor Deqing will definitely recall the benefits of Zhu Heyu.

What's more, in this secret, Zhu Heyu's words are full of his growth and filial piety, and they all imply that he is still the best candidate for the prince, but he matures a little later.

Therefore, it is no wonder that Emperor Deqing's attitude during this period of time would be so strange, even if he had made up his mind to depose Zhu Heyu and support Zhu Hejian to ascend to the throne, as long as there is still a trace of father-son affection in his heart, after reading such a note, he must be unable to help but hesitate, right? Maybe there will be a feeling of guilt, just feel that I owe some patience and treat Zhu Heyu badly.

Perhaps, Zhu Heyu's approach of "retreating into advance" was inspired by Zhao Junchen.

Before Zhu Heyu left Beijing, Zhao Junchen had formulated a plan for him in view of the future situation of seizing the throne, which was essentially a means of "retreating as advance", that is, let Zhu Heyu take the initiative to leave the position of the prince without leaving any voice on the premise of improving the prestige of his temple, and then quietly wait for Zhu Hejian to make a mistake after ascending to the throne, and then wait for the opportunity to make a comeback.

And Zhu Heyu's performance today is still within the framework of Zhao Junchen's original plan, but Zhao Junchen's "retreat as advance" is aimed at the temple officials, while Zhu Heyu's "retreat as advance" is aimed at Emperor Deqing, the combination of the two is undoubtedly better, but it also allows him to fight for himself a head-start!

According to Zhao Junchen's original plan, if Zhu Heyu wants to make a comeback in the future, he can only hope for Zhao Junchen's full assistance - not only to hope that Zhao Junchen will force Zhu Hejian to make a big mistake at that time, but also to hope that Zhao Junchen will clearly take the lead in supporting him to re-ascend the throne - but with this recital, once Emperor Deqing is no longer satisfied with Zhu Hejian's performance in the future, and does not need Zhao Junchen's full support, Emperor Deqing will take the initiative to think of Zhu Heyu.

Zhu Heyu's approach, in addition to not discussing with Zhao Junchen in advance, Zhao Junchen couldn't find much fault, but he redeemed some of the disadvantages when he cooperated with Zhao Junchen, and also regained control of part of his fate.

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen's opinion on Zhu Heyu in his heart also quietly changed again.

In the final analysis, the most fundamental reason why Zhao Junchen is willing to support Zhu Heyu now is because Zhu Heyu must rely on himself at this stage and will be controlled and influenced by himself, and Zhao Junchen can also take the opportunity to guide the situation in the temple to ...... But what if Zhu Heyu is no longer influenced and controlled by himself? In such a situation, is it necessary for me to continue to support him?

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

But the next moment, Zhao Junchen had already suppressed all the thoughts in his heart and didn't think about it anymore.

The pros and cons and development of this kind of thing cannot be sorted out in a short period of time, and the most important thing at present is to deal with Emperor Deqing.

After reading Zhu Heyu's secrets, Zhao Junchen had roughly guessed Emperor Deqing's current thoughts.

Obviously, Emperor Deqing did not intend to miss this opportunity and wanted to act according to the plan of the crown prince Zhu and Yu.

After all, according to the plan of the crown prince Zhu Heyu, it was the most beneficial to Emperor Deqing, but at the same time, after Emperor Deqing saw Zhu Heyu's filial piety and growth, he couldn't help but be a little soft-hearted, and he didn't want Zhu Heyu to be too unbearable after being deposed, and he had a miserable life in the captivity and supervision of the Zongren Mansion, so he was a little dilemma.

It is precisely because of this dilemma that Emperor Deqing has not expressed any position after receiving Zhu Heyu's recital, just to find a way to get the best of both worlds, which can protect Zhu Heyu after being deposed to a certain extent.

Now, Emperor Deqing has obviously found a way, so he has all kinds of strange performances today.

Previously, when Emperor Deqing summoned all the important ministers of the imperial court, he only let the important ministers watch the impeachment between Zhu Heyu and the vassal kings, but did not clearly express his attitude, just to avoid the ministers reaching a unified attitude, so that he could leave some room for dealing with Zhu Heyu's affairs in the future.

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While thinking about it, Zhao Junchen's silence couldn't help but be a little longer.

Seeing that Zhao Junchen had been thoughtful and silent, Emperor Deqing's face suddenly sank, and he snorted coldly: "Is this secret of the crown prince due to your instructions?" Why are you silent when I ask you what I say? Could it be that the heart is empty? ”

Hearing Emperor Deqing's question, Zhao Junchen finally came back to his senses and hurriedly explained: "I still hope that Your Majesty will be enlightened!" The content of this secret has nothing to do with the minister! The minister didn't know in advance that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would make such a statement! Your Majesty, you also understand that although the relationship between the crown prince and his ministers has eased somewhat, His Royal Highness the crown prince will never blindly listen to the opinions of his ministers on such an important matter...... The prince's trust in the ministers, and the influence of the ministers on His Royal Highness the Prince, are far from reaching this point! With the death of Taishi Xiao and Zhao Shancai one after another, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made such an important decision, it would only be because he had made his own determination, and he would never be influenced by anyone! ”

Zhao Junchen's statement is extremely rare and does not have any falsehood, it can be said that it is not false.

Emperor Deqing's deep gaze stared at Zhao Junchen's expression for a long time, as if he believed Zhao Junchen's explanation, and seemed to not believe it at all, but he didn't delve into it anymore, and just asked again: "So...... What do you think of the prince's secret statement? ”

Zhao Junchen lowered his head again and replied quickly: "The prince's secret is not only related to the clan politics of the imperial court, but also involves the major matter of the abolition of the prince, the minister...... The minister does not dare to have any opinion, everything is determined by His Majesty, and the minister only needs to do things according to His Majesty's will. ”

This time, Emperor Deqing nodded lightly to express his satisfaction, and said expressionlessly: "It is naturally the best that you can have such an awareness!" I left you alone in the imperial study to talk this time, because I have something to tell you! ”

Then, Emperor Deqing said in a tone that could not be refused: "I don't intend to refuse the prince's request to depose himself this time, but if this matter is to be realized, there must be a powerful minister of the court with sufficient weight to take the lead in impeaching the prince He persecuted the clan and led the public opinion of the temple, this matter ...... I'm going to put you in charge! ”

Although he had already guessed in advance in his heart, after hearing Emperor Deqing's will, Zhao Junchen still couldn't help but have a bitter expression.

This Emperor Deqing really doesn't leave anyone a chance.

Obviously, Emperor Deqing was moved by Zhu Heyu's filial piety, but he was suspicious by nature, and he still couldn't help but suspect that Zhu Heyu's statement was out of Zhao Junchen's idea, and it was a bitter drama that he showed him as soon as he appeared, so he forced Zhao Junchen to take the initiative to stand up and lead the impeachment of Zhu Heyu, which undoubtedly forced Zhao Junchen to cut off the gradually repaired relationship between him and Zhu Heyu, and also interrupted Zhao Junchen's means of using Zhu Heyu to participate in the dispute for succession in the future.

At the same time, Zhao Junchen and Zhu Heyu's turning enemies into friends has gradually become widely known, and Zhao Junchen stood up at this time to take the lead in impeaching Zhu Heyu for persecuting the clan, which is undoubtedly a betrayal of allies and capricious performance in the eyes of the world, which can also suppress Zhao Junchen's reputation of the government and the opposition that has gradually reversed during this time.

Finally, and the most important reason, it is also because Zhao Junchen is the only person in this matter! Just like Emperor Deqing said, the impeachment of the prince to oppress the clan is very important, and the person who leads the statement must be a pivotal minister in the temple, and under the current temple situation, there are only three important ministers with such qualifications, namely Zhou Shangjing, Liang Fuchen, and Zhao Junchen, but with Zhou Shangjing's old scheming and prestige qualifications, he must not be willing to beach this pool of troubled waters, and Emperor Deqing cannot force him, Liang Fuchen is the most trusted minister of Emperor Deqing, Emperor Deqing was unwilling to let him get involved in these troubles, so Emperor Deqing's choice was only Zhao Junchen.

In the final analysis, it is still because Zhao Junchen's power and prestige are still insufficient, and he has not yet refused the qualifications of Emperor Deqing, even if he knows that there is a big pit in front of him, but if Emperor Deqing forces him to jump, he can only pinch his nose and jump down!

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen's expression became more and more submissive, and he said slowly: "Since it is His Majesty's will, the minister is naturally duty-bound!" After the court meeting reopens, the minister will definitely take the initiative to stand up and take the lead in impeaching the prince for his mistakes in handling the affairs of the clan! ”

Emperor Deqing hesitated for a moment, and then added: "The size of this, you have to think carefully, the crown prince is a little overkill in dealing with the affairs of the clan this time, but his original intention is good, and his filial piety can also be seen, and he must not be too embarrassed by then." ”

Zhao Junchen said again: "The minister understands the proportions, Your Majesty can rest assured!" ”

Seeing that Zhao Junchen was quite knowledgeable, Emperor Deqing nodded with satisfaction again, and comforted Zhao Junchen a little, and then said that Zhao Junchen could leave the imperial study.

However, after hearing Emperor Deqing's expression, Zhao Junchen still stood still and said, "Your Majesty, the minister still has something to report here." ”

Emperor Deqing frowned slightly, as if he was a little helpless, but after he was silent for a moment, he still said, "Oh? What else do you have? Go ahead. ”

Both Emperor Deqing and Zhao Junchen understood that compromise was an important part of politics! Although Zhao Junchen's power qualifications are not as good as Zhou Shangjing, he is not qualified to directly refuse Emperor Deqing's will, but Zhao Junchen is still the second only powerful minister in the temple after Zhou Shangjing, and he is also indispensable in the court, so although he can't refuse Emperor Deqing's request, he is already qualified to bargain with Emperor Deqing and take the opportunity to fight for some benefits for himself.

Now, Zhao Junchen said that there is still something to say, obviously for such a purpose.

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The character of the insect is not as good as Zhao Junchen's, and for some reasons that cannot be described, he finally couldn't bear to tear the skin with it, and now he has been transferred to another job...... There is a feeling that the future is uncertain, but there is no regret.

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