Whether it is Yang Zhen or Wanli, they still misjudged the situation in this matter, they were too optimistic, and they underestimated the determination of the officials of the DPRK and China to follow the etiquette and law.

That's right, under Wanli's initiative to show weakness, the ministers did not chase and fight hard, and they did not mention the wrong decision of the Son of Heaven before, let alone make the Son of Heaven admit his mistakes in this matter. But when they saw that the matter was about to settle down, these people brought up the old matter again - please make Zhu Changluo, the eldest son of the Wanli Emperor, the crown prince!

As early as a few years ago, the courtiers of the court had already had a conflict with the Son of Heaven because of this, and at that time, Wanli had to be reminded by Yang Zhen that the prince was young and how the queen would be good if she had a concubine in the future. But this is only a temporary suspension of contradictions, in fact, although many years have passed, these officials have never forgotten this incident.

In recent years, as Zhu Changluo has grown older, but he has not been sick or sick, and there has been no movement on the queen's side, the ministers have once again become interested in the heir to the throne. This year alone, there have been a number of requests for the appointment of the crown prince in front of the emperor, just because these are tentative invitations, and most of the officials who have come forward are officials with inconspicuous status, but they have not caused much trouble.

But this time, because of a wrong decision by Wanli, he reminded the ministers of the court, so that they suddenly woke up, and if they didn't hurry up to give the position of the crown prince, things would be very bad, and the Son of Heaven would make an assertion that the prince born to a noble concubine would be the candidate for the crown prince.

How does this make! Isn't this about reversing the rules of etiquette?

Those courtiers who didn't care too much about court affairs suddenly couldn't sit still after thinking of this layer. Under the series of connections, many people united together, and solemnly jointly gave Wanli a note, asking him to quickly establish the emperor's eldest son Zhu Changluo as the crown prince!

Looking at this straightforward recital, counting the dense signatures of officials below, Wanli was completely dumbfounded. He finally knew what it meant to lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot, and what it meant to be self-inflicted. could have dragged on for a few years, and he was quiet for a while, but he couldn't escape because of a wrong decision.

What made Wanli even more shocked was that the sensation caused by this incident was extremely great, not only those officials in the DPRK and China, but also those high-ranking officials in distant places also sent similar invitations, which can be said to be the world's favor.

The pressure is getting bigger and bigger, and almost every day there are similar notes being placed in front of him, even if he doesn't look at the contents, just glance at the words "Prince Li" on the cover, Wanli only feels a heartbeat.

And his harem does not stop, Zheng Guifei is naturally very dissatisfied with this, and almost every time she meets, she has to cry and complain to herself, so that Wanli doesn't know how to comfort her. Of course, he wanted to pat his chest and promise his beloved that he would definitely make her son the crown prince, but as long as he remembered the opposition of the powerful ministers, he couldn't say anything.

Who said that the Son of Heaven can do whatever he wants, and do whatever he wants? Now Wanli, even his own heir can't help but have the final say.

When encountering such a problem, he also wanted to ask Yang Zhen for help again, but unfortunately this time, even Yang Zhen seemed to have no idea, except for comforting the Son of Heaven a few words, he couldn't come up with any proper solutions. The only thing left to do was a procrastination.

But there's no way to drag it out like this. He can delay it for a while, but it can't be delayed for a lifetime.

Yang Zhen was also very helpless about this, and his mood became very irritable because of this, so he had to discuss it with his brother Yang Chen.

With the complete sitting, Yang Chen's whole person's spirit has improved a lot compared to before, and he has become more stable. After listening to what Yang Zhen said, he only frowned slightly. In this regard, he is naturally very aware of the difficulties in the court.

After a long time, Yang Chen sighed: "You, I advised you not to take this road at the beginning, but now you know that things are difficult, right?" ”

Yang Zhen smiled reluctantly at first, but soon said with a resolute gaze: "Even so, I still won't change my original intention!" If Zhu Changluo is appointed as the crown prince according to the original history, Daming may still embark on that road of no return, and then my years of hard work may be in vain. And the people of this world will also suffer a catastrophe, even if there is no Tartar, there is no Jurchen, those chaotic armies that kill everywhere will still bring irreparable disasters to the world. ”

Yang Chen looked at his brother steadily, and did not speak for a long time. He could see that what Yang Zhen said was from the bottom of his heart, not an excuse to be caught casually, which made him even more conflicted.

To be honest, compared with Yang Zhenlai, his thoughts are closer to the scholars of this era, and he wants to follow the consistent etiquette to demand himself and the Son of Heaven. So he is still a little disgusted by the practice of abolishing Chang Liyan. But as long as he thought of everything that happened under this circumstance in history, he still felt that Yang Zhen's insistence was correct.

Since it has been proven that making Zhu Changluo emperor will only lead to eunuch dictatorship and other more terrible results, why can't they choose another path?

Isn't the advantage of a traverser that he can grasp the direction and context of history and not take the road that is doomed to fiasco? Should I help my brother to support the Son of Heaven's decision?

Finally, after a long time of thinking and weighing, Yang Chen suddenly opened his eyes: "Erlang, the mistake made by the Son of Heaven before is indeed huge, if it weren't for his self-defeating this time, maybe things wouldn't have reached such an irreparable situation." ”

"Yes, I know that, but it's all over now, and it's useless to talk about it." Yang Zhen smiled bitterly at the other party's words, but then he tasted the meaning of his words, and looked at his brother with some surprise: "Big brother, did you promise to help us?" ”

"You're right, since the original path doesn't work, we should choose another one." Yang Chen nodded, but then he still frowned: "But even if I am willing to stand on your side, it won't help much for the current situation." So many officials in the DPRK and China are urging the Son of Heaven to appoint the eldest son as the crown prince, and it is impossible for me, a squire of the Ministry of Works, to change everyone's opinion. Unless ......"

"Unless what?" Yang Zhen's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked.

Yang Chen pondered a little, but still said, "Unless there is a person with an extremely high status and a great reputation who can stand up and speak for the Son of Heaven, things may have a turnaround." ”

"Where do you find such people?" Yang Zhen said helplessly. Now that so many people in the DPRK and China are thinking the same thing, will there be such an open-eyed person who dares to stand on the opposite side of them? Only he, the governor of Jinyi Wei, who has a natural antagonistic relationship with the ministers, has such courage.

"Although there are a lot of people in the court now, in fact, none of the people with the highest status have spoken, not only Shoufu Shen Shixing has been silent, but even those Shangshu lords are also average." Yang Chen was not moved by Yang Zhen's negativity, and still said according to his own thoughts: "So if we can start from these people, the situation will still have a turnaround." ”

Yang Zhen first nodded, and then shook his head: "It's not easy to talk about...... "Yes, if his brother is not also a traveler, he may not be able to convince him, as for those high-ranking officials, let alone convince them, it is almost impossible to meet them in private."

This is also where he, the governor of the brocade guard, is helpless, after all, his reputation in the court is not very good, how can these high-ranking officials have any close contact with themselves under the care of their feathers?

Then, Yang Zhen felt a little unfair for the Son of Heaven. Obviously, he is the master of the world, but in the hearts of hundreds of officials, many times these Shangshu Pavilion elders make them even more awe-inspiring, just as Yang Chen said, if a few Shangshu Pavilion elders are willing to stand up at this time, I am afraid that this kind of turbulent situation will be much more subdued.

But this is the national situation of the Ming Dynasty today, how many years of the monarch and minister system has been the result, and how can he change it alone?

Yang Chen was also silent on the side, that is, he came forward to discuss with He Qiming, the current secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and this Shangguan, who usually doesn't have much to himself, will only refuse. After all, no one dares to easily offend such things that may provoke public anger.

"This road is difficult...... Yang Zhen emphasized again.

But after all, Yang Chen was a person who had been in the court for many years, and soon had a new idea: "Actually, it's not completely impossible, if there is any variable at this time, you may be able to find them again." ”

"Variables? What variables? Yang Zhenqi said.

"For example, if someone discovers that it is a mistake to make the emperor's eldest son the crown prince, or if someone finds out that there are people behind him who are planning everything......" Yang Chen said casually. But soon, he laughed again, but it was almost impossible, because Zhu Changluo's biological mother died early, and he didn't have any backers in the palace, so where did he get any conspiracy?

It was Yang Zhen, who thought after hearing these words, and a little light flashed in his eyes: "It seems that things have a chance to change." ”

"Do you really have a way?" Yang Chen was stunned, he didn't expect his brother to really have an idea.

Yang Zhen nodded: "I remember that my brother mentioned some things in the original history to me before, and there is one thing that can be used." ”

"But what?" Yang Chen hurriedly asked.

Yang Zhen didn't hide it, his eyes drooped, and he said in a voice that only the two brothers could hear: "Demon book case!" ”

"The Demon Book Case?" Yang Chen subconsciously repeated this familiar term, but his face still looked a little confused, this is what made a contribution to Zhu Changluo's establishment of the crown prince, how did it come to Yang Zhen's mouth, but it can be used for himself?