"...Your Majesty, this is what most people are saying nowadays. Generally speaking, although there are discussions, they are not on a large scale, and there is no sign that anyone is fanning behind them..."
In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Qiyu was leaning on the couch, holding a memorandum in his hand, looking thoughtful. Beside him, Shu Liang was standing at his side, detailing all the recent events in the capital. After a while.
After listening, Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows slightly and asked.
"Yu Qian didn't react at all?"
As he spoke, he put down the memorials in his hand, and his eyes fell on the thick stack of memorials in front of him. It has been nearly a month since the little prince was born. During this period, due to the great awards inside and outside the palace, Especially for the matter of conferring a title on Wang Ying, many officials came forward. They felt that the country was in a difficult situation and could not spend so much money. They also said that the prince's mother family had not yet given a title. Now that the fourth prince was born and the queen's mother family was granted the title, the honor and pampering were excessive. Suspected of trespassing in the East Palace.
There are all kinds of things like this. In total, there are dozens of memorials and pamphlets handed to him. However, the strange thing is that the people who jumped out this time are all ordinary science and education officials, ministers of third rank or above, including Yu Qian, Chen Yi, and even Wang Hong all remained silent on this matter.
I don’t know if a bigger storm is brewing or if I am waiting for something...
After hearing this, Shu Liang lowered his head and replied.
"Going back to the Emperor, Yu Shaobao. When I first heard that you were offering great rewards inside and outside the palace, I wanted to hand over a sign to the palace to see him. However, at the gate of the palace, I was stopped by Mr. Cifu. Then, I don't know. After talking about something, Yu Shaobao returned to the Ministry of War. So far, there has been no special reaction."
Yu Shiyue?
Zhu Qiyu suddenly felt enlightened, shook his head, and said.
"It seems that the fire is not enough..."
After a brief pause, Zhu Qiyu turned his head and asked Wynn.
"I asked the Ministry of Rites to choose a name for the fourth prince. Can you please submit the memorial?"
Wynn cupped his hands, then turned around and rummaged through the memorials that he had not yet reviewed, pulled out one of them, and handed it to the royal eucalyptus.
Zhu Qiyu opened it and took a look. The Ministry of Rites had drafted three names. The first one was the character Yuan, which means eldest son, followed by the character Hong, which means generous and gentle, and the third character, Qing, which means pure and flawless. .
It should be said that these three characters all have very good meanings, especially the character Hong, which originally means deep and wide water, which means broad-minded, generous and moist. Its meaning is broad and very useful. The Ministry of Rites assigned this character to the second place. In fact, That's the name I really want to choose.
However, after looking at these names, Zhu Qiyu shook his head and wrote two sentences on the memorial. Then he picked up the memorial he had just put down, also marked a few sentences on it, and then wrote The two memorials were put together, but they were not in a hurry to be taken away.
After a pause, he turned his gaze to Shu Liang aside and continued to ask.
"If I remember correctly, today is the day when King Qin leaves the capital, right?"
Shu Liang replied respectfully: "Yes, Prince Qin just left early this morning."
Zhu Qiyu nodded. After all, it was not a good thing for a vassal king to stay in Beijing for a long time. Therefore, after the memorial from the Ministry of Rites was approved, he quickly arranged the return dates of each vassal king.
Because King Dai was moving to the feudal dynasty, he had many affairs to deal with. He was the first to leave, about half a month ago. King Yin was about the same. Although his fiefdom was not particularly far from the capital, this Prince Yin
I really had enough of staying in the capital, so as soon as I could leave, I rushed back ahead of the other vassal kings.
Further back, King Jing and King Ning, who are far away, left the capital ten days ago and seven days ago respectively. After King Qin left today, in addition to King Min and King Xiang, there are only two kings, King Zhou and King Lu, left in the capital.
.
"Go and invite the uncles of King Zhou, King Lu and King Min into the palace..."
He handed the two memorials he had just approved to Huai En, and then Zhu Qiyu gave instructions to Shu Liang.
"yes……"
The two of them retreated and went to do business. Zhu Qiyu sat in the palace and was stunned for a long time. Then, a gentle sigh sounded in the palace, echoing around, making it look lonely and desolate...
Later, in the cabinet, Wang Ao listened to Huai En's message, hesitated again and again, and finally raised his head and asked.
"Eunuch Huai, is this... really what your Majesty means?"
There is a problem with this question. Wynn was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said.
"Master Chief Assistant, you don't dare to say this nonsense. Is it possible that our family dares to falsely convey the Holy Will? Your Majesty, Zhu Pi, is here, how can he lie?"
"But……"
Wang Ao naturally knew this truth. He lowered his head and glanced at Zhu Pi. He was still a little hesitant. After thinking about it, he put Zhu Pi's memorial away, then stood up and said.
"Eunuch Huai, this matter is important. I must go to the palace to meet with Your Majesty."
In the past, when Wynn heard such words, he didn't say anything more and went directly back to the palace to report. But this time, his footsteps stayed in place and did not move, he said.
"My lord, your majesty said before we came here that the matter has been settled and there is no need to say more. Besides, at this moment, Prince Zhou and Prince Lu should be talking to your majesty in the palace. You just handed over the sign. Your majesty
I'm afraid I won't see you either, so we'd better draw up the decree quickly and don't let our family be unable to pay the errand."
"this……"
Wang Ao frowned and was tangled for a while, but in the end, he still did not dare to insist on not drafting the decree. He sighed, turned around and returned to the desk, took a few Zhongshushe people with him, drafted the decree, and handed it over to him.
Take Wynn away.
Then, instead of sitting down to deal with government affairs, he stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, as if waiting for something.
As expected, it didn't take long before someone from Zhongshushe came to report.
"Master Jisuke is here..."
Yu Shiyue entered the public room with a stern face and asked directly without much greeting.
"Sir, Chief Assistant, I just heard that His Majesty gave the fourth prince a name and treatment, and the decree has been sent to the six subjects. Was this decree drafted by Mr. Chief Assistant?"
Wang Ao turned around and faced the angry Yu Shiyue. He had no special reaction. He just nodded lightly and said.
"good……"
Yu Shiyue obviously didn't expect Wang Ao to admit it so straightforwardly, but it only took a moment for him to react, frowning deeply, and said.
"Yuan Fu, this matter is of great importance. It has to go through the court meeting before drafting the decree. You should know that this name will not cause any serious problems if it is placed on an ordinary prince, but the identity of the fourth prince..."
The Ministry of Rites asked for names for the four princes, and chose three characters: Yuan, Hong, and Qing. Except for Yuan, which means the identity of the first emperor's legitimate son, the other two all have the meaning of virtue.
This is also the most common way for a prince to ask for his name. However, the word "zhi" is different. It means to govern the world and stabilize the people. Especially the princes of this generation are from the generation of "jianzhi".
An ordinary prince can at most have the meaning of praying for peace and tranquility in the world and smooth governance.
However, this prince is the emperor's eldest son, so the name Jianzhi has a wider range of associations.
In particular, if the emperor chose the name chosen by the Ministry of Rites and gave it to him personally, it would only increase the rumors between the government and the public.
Yu Shiyue believed that Wang Ao could not be unclear about the reason. However, he still drafted the memorial in such a hurry. This made Yu Shiyue, who was the official of the Prince's Mansion, not angry.
If the decree has not been issued, then they can go to the palace together to persuade, and there may be a chance to change things. However, the imperial decree has been sent to the Sixth Section, and it is a done deal.
Facing Yu Shiyue's question, Wang Ao was silent for a moment, and then said again what Huaien said just now.
Hearing this, Yu Shiyue's face froze slightly and said again.
"Even so, wouldn't it be too late to prepare the edict tomorrow?"
The affairs of the cabinet are complicated, and some edicts may be delayed for a day or two. It is not a difficult task, and at most it will only result in a reprimand.
What's more, if Wang Ao had sent someone to inform him at that time, then he would naturally have come to take charge of the matter with him.
After all, this matter is likely to involve the East Palace. As the official of the Prince's Palace, he naturally cannot stay out of the matter.
Seeing Yu Shiyue being so aggressive, Wang Ao sighed, knowing that he would not be able to get rid of him unless he gave a reason.
So, he turned around and came to the back of the table, pulled out a memorial from the side and handed it to Yu Shiyue.
Seeing this situation, Yu Shiyue was a little confused, but he still took it and opened it, only to see that it was a memo about the selection of the person in charge of reorganizing the military government.
The person who was elected was Zhang Shi, a fellow governor, and the candidate he recommended was actually...Yu Qian?!
This memorial was drafted by Wang Ao himself and had not passed through his hands. Therefore, it was the first time that Yu Shiyue saw the contents.
It has to be said that this was indeed beyond Yu Shiyue's expectations. You must know that from the very beginning, Zhang Mian has been running around and making so many efforts to win the victory.
This presiding job re-established the British government's position in the military government.
Now, it is the critical moment. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the host will choose one between him and Yu Qian.
At this time, what was he thinking when he recommended Yu Qian?
Could it be that you want to show your modesty and selflessness?
Are you kidding me? Isn’t this Mr. Zhang not clear about the reason why the British Crown Prince is not welcomed by the emperor?
The emperor hesitated not because of his ability or virtue, but because the British government was always deeply involved with Nangong, which led to the current situation.
Once this memorial was published, wasn't he afraid that the emperor would just go along with the situation?
Thinking like this, Yu Shiyue frowned and looked down. Sure enough, the emperor's inscriptions said...
"...This matter is of great importance, so I ordered the Ministry of War to draft the regulations first, and then make a decision after discussion."
In this sentence, the attitude is actually obvious enough. If this errand is not left to the Ministry of War, why should the Ministry of War draft the charter?
However, for some reason, Yu Shiyue always felt that something was wrong.
At this time, Wang Ao on the side sighed and said.
"This inscription was sent together with the inscription from the Ministry of Rites."
together?
Yu Shiyue's expression changed. He realized something was wrong and asked the Ministry of War to draw up the charter. On the surface, he did intend to hand over this job to the Ministry of War. However, after all, it was not confirmed that Yu Qian would come.
preside over this matter.
The charter has been drawn up, and it is highly likely that the Ministry of War will preside over it, but it is not absolute. If the emperor is really going along with the flow, then it can be done directly. Why bother?
Drafting the charter first without giving a concrete decree is, to put it bluntly, a blow to Yu Qian, or, in other words, to them, the civil servants.
The two memorials were sent together. If the cabinet has objections to the result of the prince's request, then the task of rectifying the military government may not necessarily go to anyone.
"I see……"
Yu Shiyue also sighed softly, stood up and bowed his hands to Wang Ao, saying.
"Yuan Fu, please forgive me. I was just rash."
The two imperial approvals were delivered at the same time, coupled with the emperor's evasive attitude, which is enough to explain the problem. The result of the request is difficult to change. If they insist on refusing to draft the imperial edict, they will only offend Long Yan and also obstruct them.
If you can't convey the will, it will only be more troublesome at best.
After all, strictly speaking, the cabinet is an advisory body. Whether it is drafting decrees or voting, these are powers temporarily granted by the emperor. If the emperor insists on issuing an decree, they are not qualified to refuse. After all, they are just
He is an assistant minister in the cabinet, not the prime minister of the province.
"It doesn't matter, the second assistant is also devoted to the country, so I won't care about it."
Wang Ao waved his hand, looking like he didn't care, and said.
"This matter is a done deal, so there is no need to say anything more. However, this matter is both big and small. What I am worried about now is whether someone will make a fuss in the court and instigate court discussion."
"Also, there have been a lot of rumors in the court recently. If they are incited again, some upright ministers will inevitably be taken advantage of. If this offends His Majesty and causes a storm in the court, then it is the fault of you and me.
"
Yu Shiyue nodded and said.
"What Yuan Fu said is reasonable. The day before yesterday, Duke Cheng made a report to select the honorary guards. In fact, we have already seen the clues. It is common for young people in the court to secretly stir up trouble for their own selfish interests. Now what we should do is to comfort
Negotiate peacefully and maintain peace within the court."
The words were slightly cryptic, but both of them understood the meaning.
To put it bluntly, there are many ministers in the court who are too straight-tempered and too easy to make fuss out of molehills. Here, I am naming and criticizing a certain Shaobao who is also the Minister of the Ministry of War. His Majesty asked the Ministry of War to draw up the regulations for ordering the military government this time. This is both a favor and a blow.
Therefore, if we do not want this job to be snatched away by nobles, then the top priority is to suppress certain ministers who are prone to overreaction to this matter.
Sighing, Yu Cifu was a little helpless. It seemed that after going to the Yamen today, he would have to visit Yu Mansion again.
But having said that, during this period, Yu Qian was becoming more and more difficult to persuade. He always had the feeling that Yu Qian's patience was almost reaching its limit.
The emperor is testing every step of the way, and there will eventually be a day when the conflict between monarch and minister breaks out. What he can do now is to try to make this day come as late as possible...
This chapter has been completed!