Sure enough, after Li Dongyang arrived, the pressure on Xie Qian's shoulders was much less. When the emperor spoke, he would no longer have Mr. Xie's faults. Even the will was written by Li Dongyang.

Li Dongyang was unsure of the reason after entering the palace. He had known that the emperor had a long time ago that he had a ill body, but now he was suddenly critically ill for no reason. This is something he could not accept.

"Li Gong's strategy" is a magnificent and has a broad mind. He has an indefinite hope for the government and hopes to show his ambitions. Unfortunately, he lost his son and gave him a black man in his old age and became decadent and disheartened about many things in the government. Now he has roughly the same idea as Xie Qian, which is to find an opportunity to leave the court and retire and return home.

However, Emperor Hongzhi was extremely determined to keep him. Before the official book of the Ming Dynasty Hui Dian, that is, in November of the first year, Emperor Hongzhi rewarded Li Dongyang with jade belt and gold woven clothes. The official compilation of the Ming Dynasty Hui Dian was successful in the twelfth lunar month. In February, he gave Li Dongyang a red python robes to show his gift.

Emperors of the Ming Dynasty treated their ministers well with all their rituals, which started with Emperor Hongzhi.

Zhu Youzhang's breath was heavy and he seemed weak, but he had many explanations and instructions to his son, and he made only one central idea for the will written by Li Dongyang:

"The crown prince passed on the throne, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were appointed as ministers of the court. He was aware of the lectures of the imperial court. Xiao Jing replaced Wang Yue as the eunuch in charge of the seal and the east factory. The British Duke Zhang Mao was responsible for leading the funeral. When the new and old thrones changed, Zhang Mao coordinated and arranged the major military and political affairs. The Governor's Office of the Five Army sent four battalions to garrison the surroundings of the capital."

It can be said that Zhu Youzing thought very well and thought of everything he could think of ascending the throne. When he arranged for the Minister of Religion, he did not arrange for the officials of the Six-Term Hall like Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia. Because the prince is still underage, the minister of Religion must be a master who is known for his academic and Confucianism and is respected by scholars all over the world.

In this regard, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were both from Hanlin Academy, Zhan Shifu, and the Ministry of Rites for many years. They participated in most of the Ministry of Rites' examinations after the establishment of the Hongzhi Dynasty, and the palace examinations were not left behind. They were all over the world, and were highly respected among students and Confucian officials.

As for Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia, although they were talented in governing the country and were also from Jinshi, they were always in ministry. The emperor knew you were capable, but scholars would not treat you like gods. Zhu Youxi sincerely hoped that the three respected ministers in the cabinet could be good ministers and beloved to become sons and guides, so they asked the three of them to attend the lectures on the imperial examinations at the same time to keep their son’s studies unaffected.

In fact, there is another point that Zhu Youzhang would not say, and Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian would not dare to think about it.

The reason why Emperor Hongzhi only arranged three cabinet ministers as auxiliary ministers, Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao, two ministers who were in charge of the imperial court's civil servants and military generals, were excluded, was that the emperor had relatives and relatives in his heart. Zhu Youzhi was afraid that Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao would use their power to form cliques and seek personal gains to usurp the throne.

The most difficult thing to distinguish since ancient times is loyalty and treason. Many of the usurpation of the throne were done by those "loyal ministers" in the eyes of the royal people, such as Wang Mang, Yang Jian, and Zhao Kuangyin. The throne is most likely to happen if the lord is suspicious of the country. Zhu Youzhang is also guarding against Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao.

But Zhu Youzhang was indeed worried. Ma Wensheng was already in his seventies. As a civil servant, he had a deep-rooted idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and had no intention of rebellion. Even if he rebelled, there would not be many people support him.

Zhang Mao was a hereditary British Duke. He received a good education since childhood. Although he led the military and political affairs, he was also full of the spirit of a Confucian official. He was born rich and noble. He did not experience the hardships and helplessness of life at the bottom of society. The only thing he thought was to pass on his position as the Duke. Why did he become a traitor who plotted against rebellion and attracted eternal infamy?

Since ancient times, the powerful officials who rebel have taken advantage of the situation in times of chaos in the world, or have risen from the middle and lower levels of the court and the middle and lower levels of society to fight the people. They have the restlessness of "whether kings, princes, generals and ministers are not as good as the kings, princes, generals and ministers". Once they have the opportunity, they dare to take risks to seize the throne and achieve great achievements.

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Li Dongyang's will has just been written, and Liu Jian, Ma Wensheng, Liu Daxia, Zhang Mao, the brothers of the foreign relatives, and others arrived at Kunning Palace.

These people were summoned by Zhu Youzhe before his death. Even if they were not ministers of the Resident, they would have to explain in detail, and have high hopes to help the young prince, obey the orders of the three ministers of the Resident, etc.

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Jian's health was no longer as good as before. It took him a long time to realize something after arriving at Kunning Palace. The emperor was clearly giving his destiny on his deathbed!

Liu Jian couldn't help but look at the prince who was crying beside him, and then looked at Li Dongyang and Xie Qian. In terms of political affairs, he was willing to be in charge of the overall situation. Although he entered the cabinet earlier than Li and Xie, he only occupied the name of a prime minister in recent years. All matters of big and small were basically decided by Li Dongyang and Xie Qian. However, when encountering some difficult things, several people would sit down and discuss.

Among the three ministers in the cabinet, Liu Jian did not have the intention to compete for fame and fortune. His ideas were roughly the same as Li Dongyang and Xie Qian. He could have a comfortable life in his old age and lived a leisurely life for a few days. If the royal family had needs, he would work for a few more years. But if the emperor was upset, he could return to the countryside to live a stable life at any time.

Not fighting is the common character of the three ministers of the cabinet, and it is also Zhu Youzhang's courtesy that makes them grateful for the royal kindness. They lack the strictness of Zhu Houzhao's master and father. This is why Liu Jin in history took advantage of the situation.

In the late Hongzhi years and the early Zhengde years, the power of Liu Jian, Ma Wensheng and others was far greater than that of Liu Jin. Even if Liu Jin had the trust of the emperor, it would be easy for the cabinet and the six ministries to kill an eunuch, not to mention that there was Empress Zhang in the palace to help.

But the final result was that Liu Jin gained power, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Ma Wensheng and others withdrew from politics, and were eventually forcibly slandered as traitors. Only Li Dongyang was forced to stay in the court for many years and complained to Liu Jinxu.

In history, Li Dongyang was cheated by Liu Jian, Xie Qian and others. They were frustrated with no official position. So what if Liu Jin hates Liu Jian and Xie Qian, he can use public opinion to identify these people as "traitors". So what if he designs a traitor? They are the leaders of the emperors of the two dynasties. Do you dare to kill them?

Don't dare! Then you, Liu Jin, can only watch Liu Jian and Xie Qian in your ancestral home, Anyang Tiannian. Liu Jian and Xie Qian died of illness one after another during the Jiajing period. The shortest of the three auxiliary ministers was Li Dongyang who stayed in the court.

Aren’t you Liu Jian and Xie Qian cheating on your father?
Chapter completed!