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Lu Fang thought: Wu Peng recommending Tan Lun, must have approached Prince Yu beforehand, or at least Xu Jie, and Xu Jie would have certainly consulted Prince Yu. Now that it has been submitted, it means Prince Yu likely agreed... This is not a good sign, it means Prince Yu wants to protect the Yan family?
He thought: This matter must be clarified immediately, otherwise, if His Majesty suspects me of being involved, it will be troublesome...
He immediately said:
"Your Majesty, does Prince Yu know? Or, shall your humble servant send those brats to inquire, to see if Guo Cong and the others really approached Yan Song?"
Hmph!
"Is there still a need to inquire? Lu Fang, I thought I had come, but you are truly senile..."
With a thud,
Lu Fang immediately knelt down and respectfully said:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, regarding Prince Yu's dealings with the Yan family, your humble servant has also investigated some. The "Hua Shu" from last time was found by Yan Shifan among the common people... Hmm, also, Feng Bao, the eunuch in Prince Yu's mansion, went to the Yan family's establishment to eat and drink for free, that's when they got acquainted. Your humble servant had Zhu Qi send people to keep an eye on them, and there hasn't been anything unusual lately. Your humble servant felt that such a small matter didn't signify anything, so I didn't report it..."
Hmph,
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Jiajing's face suddenly became very displeased, and he sat silently on the gossip platform for a long while.
Lu Fang said in a low voice:
"Should your humble servant send someone to remind Prince Yu?"
Jiajing said nonchalantly, "Let him be... Are a few sons of one mind with their father? If he wants to protect Grand Secretary Yan, can you stop him?"
Hiss!
Lu Fang was immediately startled: these words were extremely serious... This Prince Yu is truly foolish, arguing with his imperial father several times. At this time, when the Yan family has rebelled, he still cares? What heavenly law did this Zhu Mo's reform violate? Why has Prince Yu become so muddled? If things continue like this, it will be truly difficult to bring down the Yan family...
At the same time,
He also didn't understand a little: if His Majesty treats Prince Yu like this, it means he doesn't want him to ascend the throne. But if he doesn't let Prince Yu ascend, who will he let? Could that Zhu Mo really be...?
"Lu Fang, draft the imperial decree... We cannot let them have their way in everything. Tan Lun can be appointed as Supervisor of Military Affairs, but the Grand Canal Governor should be changed. There's no need to send censors to inspect the canals either... Let Zhang Han take over as Grand Canal Governor, Liu Yingjie as Jiangnan Provincial Governor, and for the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, let Zhang Siwei take the post."
"Yes. Your humble servant understands... But what about the matter with the Franks?"
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Lu Fang had already picked up his brush, but then suddenly asked.
Jiajing snorted contemptuously again and said,
"We don't need to manage this matter. Let Xu Jie and Prince Yu decide it themselves..."
Indeed,
Lu Fang thought: If we concede to all your wishes, we also need to see what you intend to do?
...
The next afternoon,
Prince Yu's mansion.
The eunuch who delivered the imperial decree announced:
"Imperial Decree states:
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Tan Lun, Grand Master of the Prince Yu's mansion and Governor of Jiangnan Province, is well-versed in military strategy and leads a blameless life. He is hereby appointed to supervise military affairs of the Grand Canal, stationed in Huai'an Prefecture.
Furthermore, Soza, the Governor-General of Far East Commerce for the Frankish Kingdom, stations troops in foreign lands, harbors bandits, and repeatedly violates our borders. However, the Frankish Kingdom is a great Western power with strong ships and cannons, not to be underestimated. Moreover, diplomatic matters, being of great consequence, should not be handled carelessly, should they? It is hereby decreed that Xu Jie and Li Chunfang, in conjunction with Prince Yu, shall deliberate a proper course of action to ensure peace of mind. Respect this! "
After the eunuch left,
Prince Yu suddenly felt uneasy—
The tone of this imperial decree was strange, what did "to ensure peace of mind" mean? Whose peace of mind? Was it Zhu Mo's peace of mind? Or His Majesty's peace of mind?
He pondered for a while, and immediately regretted agreeing to Wu Peng's recommendation so quickly. He was also somewhat resentful of Xu Jie, who never made up his mind at critical moments...
At this moment,
A light sound of footsteps reached his ears, and it was Prince Yu's Consort Li.
Consort Li had been listening in the inner chambers and was momentarily stunned at certain points. Seeing Prince Yu's unease, she walked out purposefully and comforted him, "Your Highness, what does His Majesty mean by this? Isn't this matter being managed by Zhu Mo?"
Prince Yu showed a hint of irritation, paced back and forth a few times, but remained silent.
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Consort Li snorted and spat,
"Is Your Highness blaming your humble consort again?"
Prince Yu sighed, "I said we should be cautious... Yan Song has offended His Majesty's inverse scale, the situation is troublesome!"
"Hmph! Your Highness still says you're not blaming your humble consort? Wasn't I doing this for Your Highness? For the Crown Prince? Woo woo woo..."
Seeing her crying, Prince Yu shook his head, feeling a wave of annoyance.
Consort Li continued,
"Your Highness, think about it. Grand Secretary Yan is in trouble now, but all the officials and gentry in the realm still support him. When you ascend the throne in the future, how can you do without the support of officials and gentry? Moreover, this time Zhu Mo is targeting the meritorious officials, so you must step forward! Otherwise, who will support you in the future?"
Consort Li said, glaring at Prince Yu with a mournful expression.
Prince Yu sighed a long sigh and said, "Your humble consort, I am a little worried. His Majesty is determined to reform, and he listens to everything Zhu Mo says... Now that Yan Song has committed rebellion, my father is furious, and I have approved Yan family's recommendation, isn't that going against my father..."
Consort Li chuckled and said,
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"Oh, oh, your humble consort says you still fear His Majesty... Why doesn't Your Highness understand? His Majesty only has you, his sole descendant. Your position has long been established. Even if, for the sake of argument, His Majesty were to depose Your Highness and choose another prince to succeed, it would require support! Can the Yan family and those meritorious officials not contend with Zhu Mo? In my opinion, this was not wrong at all!
In worldly affairs, it is strength that matters. Your Highness has always been so incompetent, isn't it because you lack strength? Now that the Yan family is falling, and Your Highness offers assistance, that is a matter of life and death! Those meritorious officials are also like birds startled by a bowstring. With Your Highness's care this time, won't they be devoted to you?
Your Highness, His Majesty is old, and will pass away sooner or later... This Great Ming Empire is inherently yours! Whom to use and whom not to use, whether to reform or not, it will all be decided by you in the future!"
"You—"
Prince Yu, hearing her call him incompetent, was truly angered. But upon reflection, these words were indeed a consensus between the two of them. In his own view, His Majesty's treatment of Yan Song was deeply malicious, and his ardent support for Zhu Mo's reforms had already placed him on the opposite side of all the officials and gentry in the realm. Something big was bound to happen in the future.
Some time ago, he saw the capital in a state of panic with rampant rumors, such as "eight oxen die together," which had indeed frightened him greatly. If this continued, the Zhu family would likely be finished. To secure the Zhu family's empire, they would have to rely on the officials, gentry, and scholars of the realm. Zhu Mo's methods were completely nonsensical and would eventually lead to armed conflict...
It was with these considerations that he agreed when Xu Jie sent him Wu Peng's letter of recommendation the other day. In the final analysis, it was not out of selfishness, but to preserve the Great Ming Dynasty and its foundation.
Thinking of this,
Prince Yu calmed down somewhat and said slowly,
"You go in first, Grand Secretary Xu and Master Li will be here soon..."