Li Yuntian silently looked at the important ministers who were busy with the edict, and he knew very well in his heart that proving the authenticity of the edict was only the first step, and the focus of the next step would be the reading of the edict, which would definitely be a white-hot contest. It is recommended to read novels and read books quickly

If it is left in normal times, it is natural that the crown prince will ascend the throne after the emperor's death, because the crown prince is the prince of the country, and no one challenges his status, so it is logical to succeed to the throne.

However, the current situation of the Ming Dynasty is very special, the Yongle Emperor is the emperor who sits on the throne of Jingnan, and the King of Han has made outstanding achievements in the Jingnan, and has a close relationship with those who hold the military power of Jingnan, and is a powerful contender for the throne in addition to the crown prince, so this scene will happen in front of him.

If the King of Han appeared in front of everyone with the "edict" of Emperor Yongle letting him ascend the throne, indicating that Emperor Yongle abolished the position of Prince Zhu Gaochi in the "edict" and passed the throne to him, then he would become the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty, occupy the moral height, and then submit to those hesitant centrists, and then rule the world.

Therefore, Lu Zhongqian and others will definitely find a way to obstruct the reading of this edict brought by Li Yuntian to buy time for the arrival of King Han.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, after the inspection of the ministers, the words on the edict are from the hand of Lord Yang Rongyang, and the seal on it is the emperor's imperial treasure." Finally, under the anxious waiting of the ministers in the hall, the Zongren Mansion Zong Ling stepped forward and arched his hand at Zhu Gaochi and said in a deep voice.

As the order of the Zongren Mansion, his attitude represents the attitude of the royal family, for the royal family, who will be in charge of the Ming Dynasty is not only a state affair, but also a family matter, so what he said at this time has the most weight.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, since the edict is true, then please ask His Highness to accept the edict." As soon as Zongren Ling's words fell, Yang Shiqi said in an inopportune voice.

"Please take the edict from the prince!" When the Wenchen on the left side of the hall heard this, most of them arched their hands at Zhu Gaochi and said in unison.

"Wait!" Immediately, a rough voice sounded in the main hall, Lu Zhongqian looked at Zhu Gaochi expressionlessly and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the time of this edict is the eighteenth of last month, and today is already the twenty-fifth, nearly forty days apart. Is there any secret in this? ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a commotion in the hall, if Emperor Yongle died in Yumuchuan on July 18, then Li Yuntian had only arrived in the capital now, which was obviously unreasonable.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forgives the sin, when Wechen went to the border of Shanxi, he saw that the local capital department checked the passers-by very strictly, saying that there was an Arutai spy sneaking in, Wechen went to Taiyuan for safety, and from Taiyuan to Cangzhou, from Cangzhou to Cangzhou by boat along the canal to the north, so the time was delayed on the way."

Li Yuntian hurriedly touched his head to the ground and explained to Zhu Gaochi in a loud voice, skillfully taking advantage of the Shanxi Metropolitan Division's fanfare investigation of the guests.

"Wei Guogong, is the Shanxi Metropolitan Division searching for Arutai spies?" Although Li Yuntian said it tactfully and implicitly, how could the lord not understand the meaning of his words, he was forced by the people of Shanxi and Hebei to change his path and make a big circle, so he asked Lu Zhongqian quietly.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, there is indeed this matter, at that time, the Shanxi Metropolitan Division received a secret report that a spy from Arutai had infiltrated Shanxi to make trouble, so Weichen asked him to strictly investigate."

Lu Zhongqian didn't expect Li Yuntian to be so tactful, and he actually put the responsibility on the Shanxi Dusi, let alone that Li Yuntian would give up the near and far, and go north from the canal to Beijing, and after a deep sigh, he said, "If Li Yushi reveals his identity, the people of Shanxi Dusi will definitely send troops to escort him into Beijing, but he went to Taiyuan, and the intention has to be intriguing!" ”

"Wei Guogong, the lower official bears the emperor's edict, if he tells the Shanxi Metropolitan Division, although the Shanxi Metropolitan Division will send troops to escort it, then it will undoubtedly expose the lower officials to those spies in Arutai, once they rob and kill halfway, the life of the lower officials is small, if the edict is lost, then the lower officials will be guilty of death!"

Li Yuntian suddenly snorted coldly in his heart when he heard this, he is not a fool, how could he throw himself into the net? He had been prepared for Lu Zhongqian's attack and replied seriously.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, this is just one side of Li Yushi's words." Lu Zhongqian saw that Li Yuntian's answer was perfect, and after frowning, Lu Zhongqian decided to attack from other aspects, and looked at Li Yuntian coldly, "Weichen suspects Li Yushi's edict!" ”

"Edict?" Hearing this, the ministers at the scene immediately looked at each other, looking quite surprised, this is a big crime of raiding the house and destroying the door.

"Wei Guogong, what does this mean?" Zhu Gaochi's brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at Lu Zhongqian expressionlessly, Lu Zhongqian seemed to be determined to prevent him from receiving the edict.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, if the emperor dies on the 18th of last month, he will definitely send someone back to pass on the edict, and if he has to go for forty days halfway, then there will definitely be a lot of people in his entourage."

Lu Zhongqian had clearly felt the chill revealed in Zhu Gaochi's words, but he was already difficult to ride a tiger at this time, so he could only hold on to the end, and after steadying his mind, he said, "Now that Li Yushi is light and simple, it has also taken so long, Weichen thinks that the edict he brought was written recently, and with Li Yushi's talent, it should no longer be a problem to copy Lord Yang's handwriting, which is suspected of being overkill." ”

"Wei Guogong, the lower official has made it clear that the lower official made a detour to Taiyuan in order to avoid the spies of Arutai, so he delayed the trip." As soon as Lu Zhongqian's voice fell, without waiting for Qin Yongxiang and the others who had defected to the King of Han to echo him, Li Yuntian had already said solemnly, "If Weiguo Gong has evidence, the lower official is willing to be punished in any way, otherwise, please return the lower official to a clean slate!" ”

The civil and military officials in the main hall saw that Li Yuntian was carrying Lu Zhongqian, and they whispered about this matter in private, judging from the current situation, it is indeed very far-fetched to say that Li Yuntian is overbearing.

"Wei Guogong, do you have any evidence to prove that Li Yushi is overbearing?" Yang Shiqi glanced at the ministers who were whispering at the scene, and asked Lu Zhongqian quietly, in his opinion, Lu Zhongqian's move was completely out of nothing, and he was messing around.

"Lord Yang, my father is just inferring according to common sense." Lu Zhongqian glanced at Yang Shiqi and said coldly, "This father-in-law is also thinking about the Jiangshan Society of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Wei Guogong works hard for the country, and the official admires him very much." Yang Shiqi arched his hand to Lu Zhongqian, and said in a deep voice, "This official feels that Wei Guogong is too worried, Li Yushi has already explained that the reason why he has only rushed to the capital now is because he is detouring to Taiyuan, and this official feels that this is also human nature, after all, Li Yushi has a heavy responsibility and has to act carefully." ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, now that there is an edict, please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to receive the edict." At this time, Chen Qia, the secretary of the military department, who had not yet spoken out, walked out of the queue, arched his hand to Zhu Gaochi, and said loudly.

"Please take the edict from the prince!" Subsequently, six officials, including Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Lu Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Li Qing, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, came out one after another.

"Please take the edict from the prince!" Seeing this, the civil officials on the left side of the main hall opened their mouths to second, and the momentum was overwhelming.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, there is another important reason why Weichen said that Li Yushi is overbearing." Feeling that something was wrong, Lu Zhongqian frowned, arched his hand at Zhu Gaochi, and said in a loud voice, "Weichen got the news from the Hebei Dusi before going to the court today, Lord Yang Rongyang has already taken the edict to the outside of the city, and the edict in Li Yushi's hand is undoubtedly fake!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall was quiet in an instant, and most people didn't know that Yang Rong and Haishou were the first to return to Beijing.

"How does Wei Guogong know that Lord Yang has an edict in his hands?" Li Yuntian sneered in his heart, and finally saw that Lu Zhongqian had exposed his true purpose, so he asked in a loud voice, "Could it be that Lord Yang told others that he had an edict in his hand?" Could it be that Lord Yang came this time to arrange the emperor's funeral? ”

"This ......" Lu Zhongqian didn't expect Li Yuntian to make such a sharp counterattack, and he was a little speechless for a while, the death of Emperor Yongle would not be revealed to the outside world before Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne, how could Yang Rong sue outsiders? Privately revealing the news of the emperor's death is a big crime to kill the head.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, since Lord Yang is already close at hand, then Wei Chen thinks it is better to be careful, whether the edict brought by Li Yushi is true or false, Lord Yang will naturally know after he comes." Seeing that Lu Zhongqian was stopped by Li Yuntian, Lang Wutong, the right attendant of the military department, hurriedly came out to play a round.

"Please think twice, Your Royal Highness the Prince!" Feng Chang'an, the right governor of the Left Army Governor's Mansion, Gong Kui, the right governor of the Rear Army Governor's Mansion, and some Jing Nanxun nobles arched their hands at Zhu Gaochi and said loudly.

"Please think twice about the Prince." Suddenly, more than half of the military attachés standing on the right side opened their mouths to echo, forming an angle with the civilian officials.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Weichen also feels that this matter should be cautious, in case the content of the edict brought by Li Yushi is slightly different, the consequences are unimaginable, since Lord Yang is about to arrive in the capital, you might as well ask Lord Yang for verification."

Seeing that the two sides were in a stalemate, Qin Yongxiang, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, suddenly spoke, and said to Zhu Gaochi with justice and awe.

"Please be cautious with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Lang Wutong, the right attendant of the military department, and Fan Bin, the left deputy of the Imperial Palace, naturally agreed.

"Please be cautious with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Dozens of civil officials then seconded the proposal, which caused a small commotion on the side of the civil officials on the left, who glared angrily at the dozens of colleagues, thinking that they were traitors.

Due to the defection of Qin Yongxiang and others, the atmosphere in the hall became extremely depressed for a while, since Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, Wenchen and Xungui have never broken out such a fierce conflict, and it is also the first time that a civil official has clearly supported Xungui, and the shape of the scene suddenly became complicated.

Looking at the two sides of the confrontation in front of him, Zhu Gaoxu's eyebrows were tightly locked, and his right hand was tightly gripping the handle of the seat, it seemed that today's things were a little difficult to get better.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the emperor's edict is here, do you want to resist and disobey the decree?"

Li Yuntian knew that it was now a critical juncture, so he stood up from the ground with all his might, because he knelt for too long, his legs were sore, he stumbled and almost didn't fall to the ground, turned around and glanced at the ministers in the palace, and said with a sad and indignant face, "The emperor can treat you well, you have done such a heart-wrenching thing now, what face will you have to see the emperor again in a hundred years?" ”

Although Li Yuntian said it to the civil and military officials in the main hall, the object he was referring to was undoubtedly those nobles on the right, and many nobles immediately showed a look of shame on their faces.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the country cannot be without a king for a day, Weichen implores His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to receive the edict!" After finishing speaking, Li Yuntian turned to Zhu Gaochi, knelt on the ground again, and shouted in a tragic tone.

"Please take the edict from His Royal Highness the Prince!" Yang Shiqi knelt down after hearing this.

"Please take the edict from His Royal Highness the Prince!" Immediately, the civil officials on the left side of the main hall knelt down one after another under the leadership of the officials of various ministries and courts, leaving only the dozens of fellow party members of Qin Yongxiang, Wu Tong and Fan Bin standing there alone, looking embarrassed and a little overwhelmed. One