I see, everything was premeditated. The culprit of the demon book case is fake, so it is true to re-determine the selection of the prince to the third prince Zhu Changxun!

At this moment, the ministers understood, and many of them showed strange and complicated expressions. Some people wanted to object, but as soon as they moved, they had a lot of scruples, and the action suddenly slowed down.

The Son of Heaven's desire to appoint the three princes as the crown prince has long been known to the whole dynasty, and for this reason, there have been several contradictions between the monarchs and ministers.

Moreover, this incident also involved the Governor of Jinyi Wei and the second assistant of the cabinet, Wang Xijue, even if he was not afraid of the Son of Heaven's blame, he had to weigh the weight of this.

Just now, Yang Zhen had fully demonstrated the terrifying strength of Jinyiwei, which made the ministers who had ignored them a little jealous. And Wang Xijue is not to mention, although the power of the second assistant is far less than that of the first assistant, he is still a person that the officials of the Manchu Dynasty dare not offend, if he really has the heart to support the third prince as the crown prince, things are really not easy to do.

Many people looked at Wang Xijue, their expressions were very complicated, there were shock, contempt, and confusion here...... No one knows, how insistent Wang Xijue can be on this, will he follow Yang Zhen and the others to make the same request?

Shen Shixing could guess the truth, Wang Xijue categorically couldn't really have such thoughts, as for the words of the scholars and scribes, they were just words he used to perfunctory Yang Chen, and they were really nothing. So now it is very simple to solve the problem in front of you, as long as Wang Xijue stands up and tells the truth, everything will no longer be a problem.

Thinking of this, his eyes looked at his colleague and friend with some expectation. But the facts surprised Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue actually stood silently in place at this moment, without opening his mouth to deny it, his eyes were also lowered, and he did not meet Shen Shixing.

"This ...... How so? Shen Shixing was a little stunned, he didn't expect such a result at all.

Wang Xijue is also very conflicted in his heart, he is naturally not angry when he is so calculated, and he wants to tell everyone directly that he has never thought of making the third prince the crown prince, this is just someone else's nonsense!

But when the words came to his lips, he didn't have the courage to say them. Because he knows too well what the consequences of doing this will be, it will greatly offend the Son of Heaven, and the charges on his body have not been completely washed away, once he denies what he just said, the crime of spreading demon books will completely fall on his head, this is not an ordinary petty crime, but he can't bear it.

Of course, he felt the expectant gaze from Shen Shixing, and knew that this old friend was in great need of his own opposition, but he became very hesitant at this moment, and quickly thought of what had just happened.

Just now, when he was in a desperate situation and was about to be accused of spreading demon books by Yang Zhen, Shen Shixing, a good friend, the person who asked him to solve the problem before, remained silent! At that time, he felt a chill in his heart, although he knew the other party's hardship, but he inevitably felt resentful in his heart.

He even believed that once he denied the statement this time and was re-incriminated, Shen Shixing would still not come to the rescue. If you don't save me from death, why do I have to sacrifice myself to help you?

What's more, this may still be an opportunity, once Shen Shi Xingzhen has a conflict with the Son of Heaven because of this matter, won't his position as the first assistant become something in his pocket? A dark thought quickly grew out of Wang Xijue's heart...... As the saying goes, if people don't kill for themselves, at this moment, Wang Ge Lao unexpectedly remained silent and made a tacit acquiescence.

This result not only shocked the ministers, but even Yang Zhen and Wanli were also surprised, they didn't expect that this time things would go so smoothly. Maybe the matter of the prince can be finalized in a moment. This lifted Wanli's spirits, and his face showed even more excitement.

At this time, if no one stands up to oppose it, Wanli can make an order to appoint Zhu Changxun as the crown prince.

All the officials knew this, but without a high-ranking official taking the lead, these people actually became hesitant and hesitated, some stretched out a foot, some leaned out half of their bodies, but they did not make any further moves, just looked at a few high-ranking officials.

If it is a case of early preparation, such things will naturally have people under the bottom to come forward, whether they are pioneers or cannon fodder, there are always those officials and imperial historians who rush to kill in front.

However, this also requires proper arrangements from the DPRK and China's bigwigs. Once these people oppose the Son of Heaven in public, their careers will inevitably be greatly affected, and it is normal for them to lose their positions and resign. At this time, it is necessary for those bigwigs to find a way out for them as soon as possible, or to promise other official positions, or to give compensation in other aspects, anyway, they will definitely not make these people suffer.

In the court, of course, there are generous and heroic people, but more importantly, it is the measurement of their own interests. Those who give must always be rewarded, otherwise who will sell their future?

But now, it happened suddenly, whether it was Shen Shixing, or those scholars, they were completely passive in this matter, and it was impossible to arrange people to oppose this early, so the scene became extremely embarrassing.

Although the ministers all felt that they should oppose this statement, they did not know who should take the lead in picking it out and be the vanguard of this opposition. This is the so-called unpreparedness of the enemy......

Yang Zhen also clearly felt this, and he was happy in his heart. He immediately raised his head and glanced at Wanli above, signaling the other party to hurry up and take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to implement the matter. As long as the holy decree is given, these officials have no way to oppose it.

The crown prince, the prince of the country, is not joking, how can he be abolished casually? As long as it is decided, unless he makes a big mistake, the ministers can only protect him.

Being reminded by Yang Zhen, Wanli also recovered from the surprise and surprise just now, and immediately raised his head and wanted to settle his words.

But at this moment, a voice sounded from below: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the choice of the crown prince can only be established, and the third prince is not a suitable candidate!" ”

Finally someone has raised an objection! This realization lifted everyone's spirits, and everyone's hearts jumped to their throats just now, for fear that things would really be settled like this.

After hearing this, Wanli's expression changed, and his eyes fell on the person who spoke, with both surprise and anger in his eyes.

Not only was the Son of Heaven surprised, but the others were also a little distracted after finding out who the person who said this was, and this person's performance was too unexpected. Because the first one to stand up against it was the first assistant of the cabinet - Shen Shixing!

In fact, although Shen Shixing has a lot of power as the first assistant, his reputation among the hundred officials of the imperial court is not very good, because in the eyes of everyone, this person is too slippery and looks too irresponsible!

As the head of the ministers, everyone always hopes that this old man of the Shen Pavilion can take on the role of fighting side by side with them, competing with the Son of Heaven, and even taking the lead, just like Zhang Juzheng and others at the beginning.

But the fact is that Shen Shixing has always been low-key, and there has been almost no friction with the emperor. Even if the Son of Heaven's will is not so correct, he will not oppose it too much, but sometimes help to appease the ministers below.

At the same time, when dealing with those courtiers who disagreed with him, Shen Shixing was not as strong as the previous chiefs. It's more just a means of calming things down, and not deliberately targeting someone.

As a result, the Manchu officials did not have much respect for Shen Shixing, thinking that he was just a good man and a master of the mud. If it weren't for the fact that his status was too high and he held enough power in his hands, I am afraid that someone would have challenged him a long time ago.

But what was in front of them told the ministers that things were clearly not what they thought. Shen Shixing and Shen Ge are not as unresponsible as they think!

When things came to a desperate point, when the Manchu officials were powerless to change and resist, he, the most despised Shoufu, stood up at the risk of greatly offending the Son of Heaven and Jinyiwei. This made everyone shocked, and their hearts were excited, and the original fear suddenly disappeared.

Just when Wanli was still a little surprised, several officials such as Shangshu Shilang strode out of the train: "Your Majesty, the ministers also think that the crown prince is the choice of the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Changluo!" ”

Subsequently, more officials stood up to express their attitude and support Shen Shixing: "Your Majesty, the emperor's eldest son Zhu Changluo is the most suitable candidate, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice!" ”

I thought that the victory in hand had a turning point like this, which made Wanli angry and anxious, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. When he saw the officials who stood in front of him one by one and made their stand clear, his heart suddenly lifted, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

Once again, things have turned back to square one, and it seems that everything before has been in vain. Looking at this Shen Shixing who suddenly jumped out, Wanli really wanted to order this hateful guy to be dragged down to the court staff to be disposed of.

It's a pity that even if he is the Son of Heaven, he can't act arbitrarily. No matter how angry you are in your heart, you can only endure it, and you can't really vent it.

Yang Chen also looked at Shen Shixing in some surprise, and finally let out a long sigh. He knew that it was not easy to change history, not to mention that what they wanted to change this time was a fixed opinion that had been passed down for thousands of years, which could not be leveraged by some small means.

Thinking of this, his gaze subconsciously fell on Yang Zhen, not knowing if his brother had any way to deal with such a situation.

And at the moment when his gaze settled, Yang Zhen had already raised his head, straightened his chest, and opened his mouth to speak: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say!" The voice drowned out the words of disapproval......