The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 62 Supporting the Imperial Grandson
"Reward the messenger."

"Urgent military report, to be presented to the Emperor's imperial carriage during his tour."

On the high platform, Zhu Xiong Ying glanced at the urgent military report.

It must be said that Mu Ying, this "sworn uncle," is quite capable. This great victory, in addition to the results of the battle, has greatly stabilized the morale of the people on the northern border.

but
Zhu Xiong Ying also frowned slightly, feeling that the good news had come too suddenly.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

The messenger spoke in a loud voice, his eyes filled with joy.

All the officials in the court nodded slightly.

This prince is quite sensible. In military matters, although this Crown Prince is now overseeing the country, he is not ambitious and has not escalated the matter or made foolish remarks such as pursuing the Northern Yuan. He is indeed wise.

"Continue with your report!"

As Zhu Xiong Ying finished speaking, various memorials were presented.

In addition to increasing the number of post stations, Yang Siyi has also begun to put his disaster relief efforts in Shanxi into practice, with officials from the Ministry of Revenue already traveling to Shanxi with the army.

Accompanying him were medical professionals selected from various regions.

After the court session ended, Li Shanchang walked out of the Qilin Hall with a furrowed brow.

Aristocratic families entered officialdom, and the gentry engaged in refined conversation.

This was the layout he originally planned.

Entering officialdom is relatively easy; after a few years, the family's foundation will become apparent, and by relying on the imperial examinations, they will gradually gain influence.

However, the intellectual discussions of the gentry were merely empty talk.
What a joke! What kind of intellectual discourse can you have if you don't have enough to eat? The so-called intellectual discourse of the gentry was all based on the premise that they owned vast tracts of land and were wealthy enough to have no worries about food and clothing.

If aristocratic families merely engage in commerce without truly participating in the policy decisions of the imperial court, their prosperity will be hollow.

If the two cannot advance together, the power of the prime minister in the Ming Dynasty will never be able to rise above the rest.

"Prime Minister Li, Yang Siyi has gone too far!"

"How dare he contradict Prime Minister Li to his face!"

A sinister glint flashed in Hu Weiyong's eyes as he spoke in a deep voice.

"shut up!"

"I have dealt with Yang Siyi for decades, so I naturally understand him."

"He is single-mindedly devoted to the finances of the Ming Dynasty and has no selfish motives. In the end, I will not hold a grudge against him!"

"It's a real pity that we can't get involved in this addition of post stations."

Li Shanchang sighed.

During the most difficult years, Yang Siyi was the backbone of this group of veteran officials. Even now, if he were to contradict them in court, Li Shanchang would not be willing to take action against him.

Moreover,

Yang Siyi is older than him and doesn't have many years left, so there's absolutely no need for him to do this.

Hu Weiyong's words of resentment are nothing more than empty words.

"Prime Minister Li, I have an idea, but I don't know if it's acceptable."

Hu Weiyong nodded, naturally understanding his teacher's opinion of Yang Siyi.

However, Zhu Xiong Ying's suppression was too harsh, which made him feel a sense of crisis, so he sought other methods.

"tell me the story."

Li Shanchang paused, his brows furrowed deeply.

"His Highness the Crown Prince is overseeing the country. This matter was decided by His Majesty Hongwu. As subjects of the Ming Dynasty, we naturally dare not interfere."

"However,"

"His Highness the Crown Prince is stubborn and self-willed, and has repeatedly suppressed the Secretariat. This is a sign of his tyranny!"

"The students' reason for this can be summed up in just four words."

"Arrogant because of favor!" "We students believe we should support a grandson of the emperor."

Hu Weiyong's eyes were filled with gloom as he slowly spoke.

"Snapped!"

Unexpectedly,

Before Hu Weiyong could finish speaking, he felt a sharp pain on his face!
Officials who were further away noticed the unusual situation. They were first startled, then chuckled.

Presumably, it is because of this matter of adding post stations that this Prime Minister Li is taking his anger out on Hu Weiyong!
After all, this time, we suffered a considerable loss in secret!

Hu Weiyong looked at his mentor with a puzzled expression, his eyes wide with astonishment.

Li Shanchang's face was full of anger as he hissed, "You bastard!"

"The founding of the Ming Dynasty naturally prioritizes the eldest son of the legitimate wife! The Crown Prince holds both deep favor and great authority over us, his subjects! This will be the natural order of succession in the future!"

"The struggle for the throne is a grave taboo for any subject!"

"How dare you speak like this?"

These words clearly show that Li Shanchang was truly angry!

His political ambition since the founding of the Ming Dynasty was to create a situation where the imperial power and the power of the prime minister jointly govern the country!
However, this kind of "co-governance" must involve checks and balances between the two powers.

If one gets involved in the struggle for the crown prince and disrupts the primogeniture system, unpredictable rises and falls will inevitably occur, leading to an imbalance in the court and chaos throughout the land!
Even though Li Shanchang was secretly furious about being punished by Zhu Xiong Ying, he never thought of starting a struggle for the crown prince in the court!
Hu Weiyong was in pain from the beating and quickly changed his words:

"Teacher, I have no intention of interfering in the matter of the crown prince."

"However, I believe that His Highness the Crown Prince is too favored by His Majesty, which is why he wields too much power in the court. This is an imbalance!"

"The student thought, if that's the case, we should support a grandson of the emperor so that he will be favored by His Majesty. His Majesty will then be less biased, and His Highness the Crown Prince will naturally act more cautiously and not be so arrogant!"

After these words were spoken, the anger in Li Shanchang's eyes subsided slightly.

That's at least a decent idea!
Instead of vying for the crown prince position, sharing the emperor's favor is a feasible strategy!

His Highness the Crown Prince is now acting arrogantly, which is not good for the court!
"Let's discuss this matter further and consider it carefully!"

Li Shanchang stroked his beard and nodded slowly.

Ignoring the stinging pain on his face, Hu Weiyong quickly forced a smile.
"With the guidance of our benevolent teacher, the Ming Dynasty enjoys peace and stability, which is truly a blessing for our Ming Dynasty and for all the people under heaven!"

The teacher and student slowly left the palace.

"Tsk!"

"To be honest, the Duke of Wei and the Earl of Chengyi have the same idea."

Inside the Wenhua Hall, Zhu Xiong Ying looked at the secret memorial that had just been presented and was also quite surprised.

Not to mention it during the court meeting, but after the meeting ended, the two of them quickly wrote a secret memorial and submitted it, mentioning the 'Great Victory at Karakorum' that they were about to announce.

However, Xu Da stated in his secret report that this great victory was too strange. There was not a single auxiliary battle among the tens of thousands of soldiers, as if it had rained down suddenly from the sky, which was truly bizarre.

Then, Xu Da petitioned the Five Military Commands to send people to Karakorum and issued an imperial edict ordering the border troops to be fully prepared for any unforeseen events!

Liu Bowen's secret report stated that Wang Baobao was a man of profound strategy, unlike a reckless person! This great victory is also a great loss to the Northern Yuan!

Such actions suggest a possible ulterior motive.

One spoke about military affairs, the other about public sentiment, but their conclusions were surprisingly consistent.

"Yuhuatian."

Zhu Xiong Ying put down the two memorials and called out.

"The minister is here."

Yu Huatian bowed respectfully.

"Dispatch the hawk-like spies from the Western Depot to the border to investigate the Northern Yuan affair in detail."

"In addition, we need to train spies who understand Mongolian and send them into the grasslands to gather intelligence on the enemy so that we can prepare for any eventuality!"

Zhu Xiong Ying lightly tapped the memorial with his fingers, his eyes filled with deep thought.

It's really a bit strange to have a foreigner with body odor sleeping soundly next to my bed!
I need to find a chance to cut it down before I feel comfortable!
(End of this chapter)