When Yu Shiyue learned the news that Yu Qian was released from prison, he had just left the morning court.
After more than a year of preparation, the Duke of Chengguo Palace finally sorted out the list of honorary guards and reported it to the court.
However, his move really made Yu Shiyue quite dissatisfied, because Zhu Yi did not discuss this list with Yu Shiyue at all before approving it.
Although it is true that Zhu Yi is in charge of this matter, and Zhu Yi is also in charge of the Young Army Camp from beginning to end, in any case, Yu Shiyue is the official of the Prince's Mansion, so he must be notified in advance of such a big event.
One sound.
However, Zhu Yi had no intention of discussing with him from the beginning to the end. This matter was indeed done in an unethical manner.
Of course, after all, Zhu Yi's identity is there. Even if Yu Shiyue is dissatisfied, he cannot accuse him in public and can only sulk on his own.
After the morning court, Yu Shiyue sat in the public room and carefully looked at the list he had just received, feeling quite strange in his heart.
There are no fools in the court (really?). When Zhu Yi proposed to reset the young army, some people speculated that this was because the nobles wanted to form a force sufficient to protect the East Palace, so from the emperor to the ordinary
The courtiers were almost not enthusiastic about this matter.
If the Emperor hadn't mentioned the matter in person during the spring hunting trip, the Emperor probably wouldn't have agreed. Even if he had agreed, he would have been delaying it.
It was only now that Zhu Yi's inscription was approved because he couldn't delay it any longer. However, there were strict requirements for the number of honorary guards, age, and origin. A full quota, that is, less than a hundred people, could be selected.
After coming out, just do the daily patrol in the East Palace.
You must know that in addition to the honorary guards, there is also a young army camp in the East Palace. When it comes to guarding the East Palace, the young army camp is the real strength. But even so, the number of less than a hundred honorary guards is considered a great grace.
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Originally, Yu Shiyue thought that Zhu Yi must be the best among the best no matter what, but now the list in his hand cannot be called an elite team.
The lineage of honors and nobles has been passed down to this day, no matter how declining it is, there are still dozens of large and small families, and it is impossible to say that each family cannot even find one or two outstanding people.
As Yu Shiyue serves as the official of the Prince's Palace, Zhu Yi wants to select the honorary guards. Even if he is not informed, Yu Shiyue himself will always pay more attention to it.
Therefore, he did know some outstanding talents in the noble mansion. However, when he took a closer look at the list, he found that most of the candidates on the list were mediocre people, and there were even some
The young man is famous for being a wine bag and rice bag.
Putting such people into Xunwei, what on earth does Zhu Yi want to do?
As he thought with a frown, someone from Zhongshushe came in from outside and said.
"Lord Ci Fu, the news just came that Yu Shaobao was released from the imperial prison last night. It is said that the Jin Yiwei has escorted him back to his hometown."
"What?"
Yu Shiyue put down the list in his hand and said with a flash of surprise in his eyes.
"Why is there no will?"
You must know that when Yu Qian was imprisoned, the official cabinet drafted the edict and approved the imperial edict issued by the Sixth Section. Now that it is to be released, the cabinet should get the news first.
No, that's not what you should be concerned about at this time. Yu Shiyue frowned and continued to ask.
"But there is other news. Has the palace said how Shaobao will be punished?"
This matter was such a big deal that it couldn't just pass without a trace. No matter how Yu Qian was not involved with Yuzi, at least a child who was not strict in his upbringing would not be able to escape.
In this way, Yu Shiyue felt uneasy when he was released like this.
Seeing this situation, Zhongshushe became a human being.
"The Jin Yiwei side said that it was His Majesty's oral order. The decree should be issued later. As for the punishment, according to the news in the palace, it should be a fine of three months' salary."
Penalty?
Yu Shiyue frowned, not at all happy that his old friend was released from prison. On the contrary, after hearing these words, the uneasiness in his heart became even stronger.
It's not that he expects Yu Qian to be punished heavily, but he still knows a little bit about the emperor. This matter has reached such an extent that Yu Qian is in jail, not just for the eucalyptus who invaded the fields, but for him and the emperor.
The accumulation of a series of contradictions in the emperor's life.
Under such circumstances, it is absolutely impossible for the emperor to handle things so lightly as usual. Otherwise, why would Yu Shiyue be so worried during this period of time?
But now that Yu Qian has been released from prison safely, the emperor's punishment is only a salary?
"No, no..."
Yu Shiyue murmured softly, as if he suddenly thought of something. He suddenly stood up from his chair and said urgently.
"Go and hand over the sign. I want to enter the palace to meet the Holy Spirit."
But, it's too late.
After he finished speaking, before the people from Zhongshushe on the side could react, someone came in from outside to report.
"Master Cifu, Eunuch Huai'en has arrived and said he has a decree to convey!"
Yu Shiyue felt an ominous premonition in his heart and walked out of the office quickly, but happened to meet Wang Ao and Zhang Min who were also coming out.
Having no time to care about the two of them, Yu Shiyue turned his attention to Wynn who was standing in the hall. It seemed to confirm Yu Shiyue's guess. Wynn's face was not as warm as usual, but was inexplicably a little colder.
After a hurried salute, Wynn said directly.
"I have received an edict from the kings last time, and I ordered the establishment of imperial villages in each vassal territory. The matter is large and involves many people, so we must not be careless. In order to prevent those who use the imperial village as an excuse to oppress the people and disturb the law, we need to
There are prudent ministers sitting in charge."
"Prince Shaobao, Yu Qian, the Minister of Military Affairs of the Taishi Division, is a man of upright nature and dares to speak out. He ordered the cabinet to draft an imperial edict and ordered Yu Qian to be appointed as the censor of Youdu. He will patrol various places and take charge of the supervision of all the imperial villages. I express my gratitude for this."
After the words fell, not only Yu Shiyue, but also the other two people were a little confused.
What does this mean?
They heard it right, the emperor... is he trying to drive Yu Qian out of the capital?
Everyone present was familiar with imperial regulations, so they naturally knew what Huai En meant. The word "qian" explained everything.
To put it bluntly, from today on, Yu Qian is no longer the Minister of the Ministry of War, but the Youdu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The two seem to be of the same rank, but their status is undoubtedly worlds apart.
The Secretary of the Ministry of War is one of the Seven Ministers, with a high position and the right to be the censor of the capital. Although they are both second-rank officials, they are also nominally the seal officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. However, generally speaking, they are given the title of those who go to the local areas for errands.
, not really a sitting official.
This time of mobilization, it is no longer either an overt promotion or a covert reduction, or an almost overt reduction and reprimand.
Looking at Wynn with a serious face across from him, Yu Shiyue sighed heavily in his heart. His guess was indeed not true.
This matter has been so hotly debated that even for the sake of public discussion between the DPRK and China, the emperor would not be able to just fine him a salary.
You know, some time ago, when Yu Qian was in prison, there were many people who tried to make trouble for him, overtly or covertly.
If the emperor really wanted to be lenient, he would never turn a blind eye to this situation and allow the situation to develop until now. In any case, he would have to give an explanation to the court.
Therefore, the fine is just an appearance. Yu Qian's transfer out of Beijing is the real punishment!
In charge of the supervision of all imperial villages?
Yu Shiyue couldn't help but smile bitterly. This job given by the emperor was really just right.
You must know that the biggest reason why Yu Qian was imprisoned in the first place was that he offended the emperor by kneeling at the palace gate to remonstrate. The reason why Yu Qian insisted on remonstrating was because the emperor wanted to implement the emperor's affairs.
Now, Yu Qian was released, but the emperor asked him to preside over the imperial palace. This clearly meant that he wanted to teach Yu Qian a lesson.
Moreover, most of the fields in Huangzhuang today were taken back from these feudal kings by Yu Qian at that time. It was precisely because of this that Yu Qian became enemies with these feudal kings.
Although it is said that Yu Qian has already "come to apologize", once the hatred is forged, it is not so easy to turn over.
Now that Yu Qian went to monitor these imperial estates again... Yu Shiyue couldn't tell for a moment whether the emperor was targeting Yu Qian or deliberately restricting these vassal kings.
However, looking at Wynn's face, Yu Shiyue knew that it was useless to say more.
Now that the matter has come to this, I'm afraid that the Holy Heart has been determined and there is no chance of recovery.
Looking at Huaien who received the decree and turned it back to the Chief of Ceremonies to use the seal, Yu Shiyue's mood was a little complicated for a moment.
He had long expected that this matter would not be solved easily, but he did not expect that the emperor would actually expel Yu Qian from the capital.
No matter how it is, the emperor has obviously already had a bad impression of Qian. With Yu Qian's character, if he continues to stay in the capital, he will anger the emperor again if he fails to do so.
Going out to the capital to do some practical things can be considered to be able to restore some of the Sacred Heart. After all, what the emperor always values is ministers who can do things.
However, what worries Yu Shiyue is that Yu Qian has such a fierce opposition to the matter of Huangzhuang, but now the emperor has entrusted him with the supervision of Huangzhuang. There is no guarantee that there is no probing purpose in this.
Don't forget, the vassal king is behind this matter. If Yu Qian cannot handle the matter impartially and is biased because of his own prejudices, then I'm afraid the consequences will be more than just being driven out of Beijing...
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At this thought, Yu Shiyue couldn't help but feel worried. Yu Qian couldn't help but notice such an obvious thing. I'm afraid that for him, the emperor's distrust would be more difficult for him to accept than being demoted. Under such circumstances
, with his temper, he won’t do anything impulsive again...
With this thought in his mind, Yu Shiyue made up his mind to go to Yu Mansion after leaving the Yamen.
However, he had so many thoughts on his mind at the moment that he didn't notice that Wang Ao on the side still didn't leave after sending Hua En away.
"Jisuke-sama?"
The person from the Zhongshu House on the side called out softly, and Yu Shiyue finally reacted and found Wang Ao standing on his way back to the public room, obviously waiting for him.
Although there was a verbal conflict between the two at the Wenhua Hall last time, after all, they are still colleagues working together in the cabinet, and peace is still necessary.
Therefore, seeing Wang Ao's posture, Yu Shiyue also had a smile on his face and said.
"Sir, Chief Assistant, what else can be done?"
Wang Ao's face looked quite good, as if their previous unhappiness had never happened at all, he said sincerely.
"I'm tired from reading the memorial. I want to have a cup of tea together and take a rest for a while. I wonder if you two are willing to give me some face?"
This was said very politely.
Yu Shiyue was surprised for a while. If something went wrong, he would be a monster. He was secretly wary in his heart. On the face of it, he couldn't resist, so he said.
"The First Assistant invited me, how dare you not go, please..."
At the same time, Zhang Min on the side was also surprised. He did not expect that he would be involved. During this period, he did vaguely feel the discord between the two.
However, Mr. Zhang Ge is always a low-key person whether he is in the government or in the cabinet. He is not willing to get involved in this kind of struggle.
After listening to the oral instructions, he originally planned to leave and continue to deal with the government affairs at hand, but unexpectedly, Wang Ao actually kept him here.
However, given his position in the cabinet, he naturally had no reason to refuse, so he could only nod and agree.
So, a few people went to the small room on the side, where people from the Zhongshu House served tea. Wang Ao took a sip, and then said to Yu Shiyue.
"To be honest, Mr. Cisuke, I invited you two today because I actually wanted to explain what happened in front of the emperor last time."
"oh?"
Yu Shiyue put down the cup in his hand, his eyes narrowed slightly, but his face remained calm as he smiled.
"What happened in front of the emperor? Is there anything that needs to be explained by the chief assistant?"
Seeing Yu Shiyue's pretense, Wang Ao sighed and simply pointed it out directly, saying.
"That day, Mr. Tianguan and I advocated transferring Li Shi and Xiang Wenyao from the Ministry of War. In fact, it was also out of good intentions. Whether Yu Cifu believes it or not, we did this because we felt that they were too young.
In addition to the need to go out for some training, there is another reason, which is that since the Ministry of War has completed the task of rectifying the army, it should naturally make some adjustments. I believe I don’t need to say more about this, right?"
Yu Shiyue was silent, he understood what Wang Ao meant.
Due to the rectification of military camps in the previous period, Yu Qian promoted several cronies in the Ministry of War and placed them in key positions to ensure the smooth flow of government orders.
However, now that this errand has been concluded, it is obviously inappropriate to continue to maintain this situation.
Therefore, it is inevitable to dismantle the current Ministry of War, but...
"The Chief Assistant is dedicated to serving the public. I naturally know this."
Although Wang Ao's words were sincere, Yu Shiyue still didn't have any big reaction, and just responded with a calm response.
Seeing this situation, Wang Ao sighed and said.
"Anyway, please believe me, Mr. Cifu, that I really have no intention of targeting Yu Shaobao. Your Majesty's decree now has nothing to do with me."
Not targeted?
Only a ghost can believe it!
Yu Shiyue sneered in his heart, and it was difficult to maintain a smile on his face, and said.
"Your Excellency, the First Assistant, is impartial, and it is known to both the government and the public. I believe that all the princes in the court are clear-sighted, and they can naturally distinguish right from wrong. There is no need to worry, Your Excellency, the First Assistant."
This chapter has been completed!