This time, Wanli completely misjudged the situation and overestimated his prestige. Although he had supreme power as the Son of Heaven, in front of the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, who had long been accustomed to being the master of the house, he, the young emperor, still failed to reach the level of fear.

Why did Taejo, Sejo, and Sejong make their ministers bow down? This is not only because of their power, but also because they are well versed in checks and balances, and can use the contradictions between the officials of the DPRK and China to contain them, and finally let themselves completely override the ministers. Obviously, he Wanli did not have such a means of his ancestors.

In addition, in this matter, Wanli is actually not reasonable. Why were the ministers powerless to resist the earlier issue of commercial taxes? It was precisely because the emperor at that time was reasonable, and he was upright and strong, that the ministers could not find any legitimate reason to oppose it, so they could only bow down to their orders.

But now it's different, this is just the Son of Heaven's willful action, which is not only inconsistent with reason, but also a matter of reversing the dynasty, and the ministers naturally don't have any burden when they oppose it. Moreover, because he suffered such a big loss in front of the Son of Heaven before, the ministers still couldn't let out their anger, and now that they have the opportunity, they naturally want to vent.

As a result, Wanli was tragic. What he is facing is a huge bureaucratic system, and these people can still come up with countless big truths to suppress him, from heaven to national law, none of which he can argue head-on.

After the panic and anger at the beginning, the Son of Heaven still wanted to force himself to implement his intentions, but the result aroused more strong opposition from the courtiers, and soon after, some people threatened him with resignation, so that he could dispel the idea of making Zhu Changxun the crown prince!

At first, it was just a few insignificant petty officials who did this, but gradually, some officials in the important yamen followed suit and threatened the Son of Heaven with their official positions, which made Wanli completely helpless.

Because he knew very well that if the resignation of these people was really approved, the court was afraid that it would cease to operate in a short time. Although Wanli wanted to gamble on this breath, he agreed to their invitation, but in the end he didn't dare to make such a big determination, after all, it was related to the stability of the Ming Dynasty......

But this breath blocked Wanli's heart, making him very uncomfortable, and he couldn't vent it for a long time.

In fact, the historical Wanli fell out of harmony with the courtiers because of this incident, and finally the introverted made the decision to push the Ming Dynasty into the abyss of no return-since then he lived in the deep palace, except for a few important officials, no other outsiders.

In fact, at this time, Wanli also turned a similar thought. But fortunately, now he has at least one trustworthy person to ask for advice - Yang Zhen! It was only at this time that he realized how wrong his previous judgment was, and what Yang Zhen said was correct.

This also made him feel a little ashamed after seeing Yang Zhen, and even euphemistically admitted his mistake.

Looking at the emperor's appearance, Yang Zhen also sighed. He could see that the Son of Heaven was really frustrated this time, and even had some self-doubt in it: "Maybe it's because of this psychology that Wanli finally didn't see the foreign ministers......" He didn't feel that he was judging in his heart, but he couldn't see the slightest thought on his face.

"Your Majesty, in fact, from the minister's point of view, this matter of establishing a prince is big and big, and it is small and small, and it has nothing to do with my Ming national fortune at all, and it doesn't make much difference who will be the prince." At this time, Yang Zhen knew what Wanli needed for him, and it was his own support and persuasion.

Sure enough, after hearing him say this, Wanli finally cheered up a little. In fact, he even began to wonder if his choice was wrong, after all, the Manchu officials all accused him of being wrong, which made him have strong doubts about himself. After being stunned for a moment, he said, "What did Yang Qing say?" ”

When Yang Zhen came to the palace, he was already prepared, and when he heard this, he took out two seeds, which lit up in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty, which of these two seeds can grow taller and stronger?" ”

"This ...... I don't know how to cultivate, how can I know? Besides, now they are just seeds, and even the wise people can't see the difference, right? Although Wanli was a little confused, he still gave his opinion.

"Your Majesty is wise, and no one can really know about this matter in advance." Yang Zhen nodded solemnly: "But there is one thing that the minister can give an answer, as long as the minister goes back and asks the gardener at home to take care of this seed carefully, water and fertilize it from time to time, and take care of it in time if there is a pest...... And the other one is planted casually and ignored...... In this way, the former will inevitably outgrow the latter, does Your Majesty think so? ”

Wanli nodded without hesitation, this truth is that a three-year-old child can understand, of course he will not have any doubts. But then, he was stunned and understood what Yang Zhen meant, the other party was using seeds as a metaphor to say that the two princes were.

Yes, it doesn't really make much difference who you choose to be the prince, as long as you cultivate it carefully, just like Master Zhang taught yourself at the beginning, then this son will definitely be able to become a generation of Ming Jun in the future. If, on the other hand, he ignores the person who was made the crown prince, the situation is completely reversed.

It turns out that everything is my own fault, and it is not wrong to choose who to be the prince and who is willing to cultivate.

Yang Zhen saw that he had woken up, so he smiled again: "Actually, as early as when the previous minister persuaded His Majesty, he had such an idea, as long as His Majesty is willing to carefully teach Prince Chang Xun and cultivate him as a prince, then when he becomes an adult, the officials in the court and China will naturally choose the person who is more beneficial to Daming as the prince." This is the reason why the minister thinks that this matter should not be rushed, but should be slow. ”

If Yang Zhen had explained like this a month ago, Wanli, who was full of confidence at that time, would not have listened to it at all. But now, the emperor, who had already suffered a setback, easily accepted this remark, and nodded frequently. Subsequently, there was also a burst of self-blame in his heart, so it seemed that it was his own mistake that caused Chang Xun to lose the opportunity to compete for the position of prince forever.

This realization made Wanli feel even more disheartened, and his expression became even more gloomy than before, and he couldn't help but sigh long: "It's me who insists on going my own way, causing things to become like this, and I regret that I didn't adopt Yang Qing's advice at the beginning." ”

"Your Majesty doesn't need to be so discouraged, things are not completely out of the blue." Seeing that the emperor knew that he was wrong, Yang Zhen no longer continued to hit the other party, but comforted him.

"What? Is there a way to change the minds of the ministers? Wanli's spirit suddenly lifted, as long as there was an opportunity, he still hoped to let Zhu Changxun be the prince. This can be seen from his decades of hard work in history, even if Zhu Changluo is made the crown prince later, he is still looking for opportunities, which shows that Wanli is not a person who is willing to give up at will.

"If we can persuade some important officials in the DPRK to support Prince Chang Xun, the situation may improve." Yang Zhen didn't have a better way for the time being, so he could only put forward a suggestion that was not too mature: "For example, Shen Ge Lao, such as those Shangshu masters of the Sixth Division." If a few of them can speak for Prince Chang Xun, the direction of the wind will inevitably change greatly. At that time, His Majesty will come forward to say it again, and this matter will be very promising. ”

It's pitiful to think about, the dignified son of heaven actually needs to win over his courtiers and let them speak for himself in this kind of thing, which is unimaginable for the dynasty behind. But this is the reality of the Ming Dynasty, in a sense, the cabinet members and the six Shangshu can be much more influential than the emperor.

Wanli didn't feel sad because of this, he just said with some uncertainty: "This thing is not easy to do!" These people also know very well how many people they will offend by helping Chang Xun speak, and they want them to ...... It's hard! ”

Of course, Yang Zhen understood this, but he still said: "It depends on Your Majesty's ability, after all, they are just courtiers, and they have to think about their own children and grandchildren, right?" ”

This sentence reminded Wanli and lifted his spirits: "Yes, why didn't I think of this layer, so it seems that things are still promising." ”

"However, before that, what Your Majesty has to do is to eliminate the trend caused by this prince affair first, otherwise those adults will not dare to risk the world even if they are moved." Yang Zhen reminded again.

Wanli nodded approvingly: "I understand." Although he was a little uncomfortable and felt that he was crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, he still made the decision to dismiss the official who had asked Zhu Changxun to calm the anger of the public. This can be regarded as the outcast in the abandoned pawn, but this is the rule of the game, and no one can escape.

"Yang Qing, you are really my feud, and the conversation with you has finally untied the knot that I have been suffering from for many days." Wanli's expression quickly became more cheerful, and he smiled at Yang Zhen.

"The minister is just doing his best, but Your Majesty, you should learn some lessons in this matter, so as to avoid similar mistakes in the future."

If someone else said so, even if Wanli accepted it on the surface, he must be a little dissatisfied in his heart. But in front of Yang Zhen, he nodded happily: "What you said is right, I am still too careless, too impatient, and I can't make the same mistake in the future." ”

"Your Majesty." Yang Zhen slapped another sycophant, and then after talking to the Son of Heaven for a while, he said goodbye and left the palace.

And Wanli really did what Yang Zhen wanted. However, within two days, he dismissed the official and sent him back to his hometown, and stopped the matter of the prince this time under the pretext that he was confused for a while.

In this regard, there are naturally some officials in the DPRK and China who do not understand, but more of them are happy, after all, it is always happy to be able to win a game in front of the emperor.

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