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Chapter 1242 The whirlpool darkens

After the lively and joyful New Year's Day, the imperial court began to gradually return to its usual appearance. Although the elders were a little lazy because the New Year's Day had just passed, what made everyone feel relieved was that the emperor finally returned to the throne.

When looking at the government, everything seems to be no different from before.

However, having said that, after all, there was a backlog of government affairs during the period when the emperor was ill. Therefore, after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a series of decrees were issued, allowing the entire court to quickly start running.

In contrast, the imperial edict appointing Yu Qian to assist the capital camp is less noticeable. Of course, there are people who criticize this, but don't forget that this time Yu Qian took on the job besides

He is the co-manager of the capital camp and the governor of the capital. To put it bluntly, Yu Shaobao is now the head of the Ke Dao Liang Guan.

Under such circumstances, if the censors below want to impeach him, they have to weigh the weight themselves. Without the help of the censors, relying only on the opposition of some distinguished nobles, it is simply painless and very difficult.

It soon subsided.

The weather is getting warmer, and the silky drizzle gradually turns into pouring rain.

At the entrance of the palace, Yu Qian and other ministers were hiding from the rain in the corridor in the distance, chatting casually while waiting for the morning court.

Looking up at the water dripping down the eaves, Yu Qian frowned and couldn't help but sigh... This year's situation is indeed as bad as ever!

Since the beginning of spring, news of heavy rains have been reported one after another in southern Zhili, Jiangxi, Henan, Zhejiang, Shandong, Shanxi, and Huguang. Not to mention, even the capital has been experiencing continuous heavy rains in recent days. This time

The heavy rain can be said to be the biggest disaster in recent years. Over the past few days, both the DPRK and China have been busy surrounding this matter.

Even the Ministry of Household Affairs, which has been accustomed to dealing with various disasters in recent years, clearly felt that it was very difficult this time. Faced with this situation, Yu Qian naturally could not ignore it.

Looking at the frowning Shen Yi across from him, Yu Qian pinched the memorial in his sleeve, couldn't help but leaned towards him, and began to whisper something to him...

The sky was getting brighter, but there were still heavy dark clouds in the sky. When the hour came, the palace doors opened wide, and the ministers put on their raincoats and entered the palace. Finally, they no longer had to suffer from the wind and rain outside.

After briefly sorting out the description, under the guidance of the etiquette officer, the morning court officially began. After a few indifferent political affairs, seeing that the heat was almost there, Yu Qian stepped forward and played.

"Your Majesty, in recent days, fields have been flooded by constant rains in various places. Disasters have occurred frequently, people have been displaced, and thieves have emerged. Although the imperial court has dispatched officials to provide disaster relief, I am afraid that the affairs will be complicated and difficult to count. Therefore, we plan to mobilize thirty-one people.

The imperial censor went to the disaster-stricken state capitals to inspect and assist local officials in appeasing the people. Please give your Majesty's permission..."

The memorial was submitted, and Zhu Qiyu opened it and read it carefully, but he had no objection to it. Since Chen Yi fell ill, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been leaderless. Although Wang Hong is in charge of the affairs of the court, he has no seniority or

In terms of official position, he was not qualified to propose such a large-scale transfer of science and technology officials. This also led to the fact that during the various disasters in the past two years, the presence of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was not high.

However, this is an abnormal situation. Although the court's disaster relief procedures have been perfected over the years, the more it is like this, the more involved it is in order to prevent various corruptions that may occur.

, In fact, Zhu Qiyu was not unaware of these matters in previous years, but the court had too many things to deal with, so it could only be put aside temporarily.

Now that Yu Qian has taken charge of the Procuratorate, after straightening out the basic situation, it is a matter of course to re-encourage Ke Dao to participate in government affairs, and he has no reason to refuse.

Therefore, after reading the memorial, Zhu Qiyu quickly nodded and said.

"That's right. However, each censor in the Metropolitan Procuratorate is in charge. If so many people are dispatched at one time, there may be vacancies in other censors. In this way, the Ministry of Personnel will select fifteen more censors to join the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

And participate in this disaster relief matter."

As soon as these words came out, Mr. Tianguan on the side suddenly drooped his face and glanced at Yu Qian next to him. You must know that the number of censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate is almost full. Originally, Wang Wen was still thinking about how to get stuck.

The number of posts in the Kadu Procuratorate, as a result of such a commotion, is not only unstoppable, but also has to be expanded by another group... Humph!

However, the emperor had already spoken, and he could not disobey the holy will, so he reluctantly stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said.

"I obey the decree."

As a result, the matter came to an end for the time being. However, the ministers who stood up immediately surprised the ministers. After Yu Qian and Wang Wen both returned to their original places, Sun Hong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, three days ago, Chen Shu, the official of the Ministry of Industry responsible for the construction of Shouling Mausoleum, reported that due to continuous heavy rains, the tomb of Shouling Mausoleum was flooded and needed to be renovated. He begged the court to allocate 110,000 taels of silver. The details are here. Please

His Majesty’s royal visit..."

As soon as he finished speaking, it caused a burst of discussion below.

The Shouling Mausoleum mentioned by Sun Hong refers to the mausoleum of His Majesty today. According to convention, because the imperial mausoleum is so large, from the time when the emperors ascended the throne, the Ministry of Industry, together with the Qin Tian Jian and the Nei Guan Jian, began to prepare for the construction of the imperial mausoleum.

Mausoleum.

Like all emperors after the Ming Dynasty moved the capital, His Majesty's imperial mausoleum is located in Tianshou Mountain, located to the right of Emperor Renzong's Xianling Mausoleum. It is called Shouling and is adjacent to the Yuling Mausoleum of the Supreme Emperor, which is also still under construction.

Speaking of this matter, there was a debate in the court. Emperor Taizong personally selected Tianshou Mountain, so all subsequent emperors were buried here.

The best location is naturally the Changling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong. Later, Emperor Renzong built the Xianling Mausoleum. On the right side of the Changling Mausoleum, Emperor Xuanzong, the late emperor, built the Jingling Mausoleum. On the left side of the Changling Mausoleum, three imperial mausoleums laid the foundation for the entire imperial mausoleum.

The basic layout is to take Changling as the center and build it in turn from left to right.

Later, after the Supreme Emperor ascended the throne, he did not start building the imperial mausoleum for a long time because he was still young. Whether to build it or not is one thing. According to convention, the next emperor should build the mausoleum on the left side of Jingling Mausoleum, one after another.

However, no one thought that before the matter of the imperial mausoleum was put on the agenda, the Supreme Emperor would go on a personal expedition, followed by the civil war, and now he would be ordered to ascend the throne in danger.

Under this situation, the location of the imperial mausoleum has become a big problem. Logically speaking, since His Majesty is the emperor after the Supreme Emperor, he should first choose the Imperial Mausoleum of the Supreme Emperor and place it on the right side of the Xianling Mausoleum, and then

It is the mausoleum of His Majesty today and is placed on the left side of Jingling Mausoleum.

However, the relationship between the Supreme Emperor and the current emperor is not that of father after death. Therefore, the Ministry of Rites had a dispute when selecting the mausoleum. In the end, it was the great uncle who made the final decision. On the grounds that the Supreme Emperor and the present Majesty are both sons of the late emperor, he decided to

The two imperial mausoleums were both chosen to be on the right side of the Xianling Mausoleum. The mausoleum of the Supreme Emperor was designated as the Yuling Mausoleum, and the current mausoleum was designated as the Shouling Mausoleum. Construction began at the same time.

Now, the two mausoleums have been basically completed and are in the later stages of repairs. It seems that the continuous heavy rain in recent days has caused problems with the mausoleums.

It should be said that this matter can be big or small. At the most serious level, flooding the imperial mausoleum is a crime of disrespect. If the responsibility is pursued downwards, the craftsmen responsible for the construction of the imperial mausoleum will definitely be held accountable. But at the most minor level,

In fact, it is just the objective impact caused by the continuous heavy rain. Anyway, the emperor is now in the prime of spring and autumn. Even if there is a small problem in the imperial mausoleum, it will be repaired. It depends on what the emperor thinks, and based on the character of His Majesty today.

the words said……

"That's right, the country has been in difficulty recently, with frequent disasters in various places, and the Ministry of Revenue's finances are tight. Therefore, the money for this repair will be allocated from the internal treasury. Let the Ministry of Public Security and the Internal Affairs Bureau discuss this matter."

Zhu Qiyu looked at the memorial presented to him, but without saying much, he directly approved the request of the Ministry of Works, and he also thoughtfully used his own treasury to take charge, which immediately made Minister Shen below him feel overjoyed, but

, and quickly realized that this was not something that one should be happy about, so he immediately returned to being serious...

Later, other ministries reported a few more things, but in general, it was nothing major, so the morning meeting dispersed.

However, just after the emperor got up and left, and everyone left the hall and went back to have breakfast hungry, another oral message came from the palace, which made everyone realize that the court situation, which had been calm for a long time, had begun to resume again.

A new whirlpool is brewing...

Nangong, Chonghua Hall.

"What?"

Zhu Qizhen sat on the throne, looked at Zhang Shi and Zhu Yi below, and asked with some surprise.

"Let the prince always listen to the government?"

"Back to the Supreme Emperor, it is indeed the case."

Zhu Yi stood at the bottom, looking at the surprised look of the Supreme Emperor, but he was not surprised. After all, the ministers in the court had the same reaction as the Supreme Emperor when they heard this decree.

You know, although it was said that when the emperor was ill a few years ago, he briefly allowed the prince to listen to the government in the morning court for a period of time, it was a stopgap measure after all. After the emperor returned to court, the prince naturally returned to the East Palace.

Anticipate government affairs.

However, as soon as this decree came out, it meant that from now on, the prince would truly participate in the affairs of the court, even though he would only attend court once every ten days, and even though he could only stand by and listen to the government rather than express his opinions, but,

After all, he is truly participating in the government affairs. This is undoubtedly a very important change for all parties in the DPRK.

You must know that until now, the Ming Dynasty has not had a formal system for the prince to listen to government affairs. Therefore, there are no certain rules for when the prince will be allowed to participate in government affairs. It largely depends on the emperor's wishes.

And if you go to the previous court, His Highness, who is barely ten years old now, can go to court and listen.

Therefore, from the perspective of etiquette, there is nothing wrong with the emperor's decree. On the contrary, it once again strengthened the emperor's intention to stabilize the capital. Of course, this is the public opinion of the government and the public. As for private

Underneath...

"Why do you think the emperor did this?"

Not surprisingly, after a brief silence, Zhu Yi and Zhang Shi heard the question from the Supreme Emperor.

Under such circumstances, it was naturally impossible to say good things about the emperor. Therefore, after the two looked at each other, Zhang Mian took the lead.

"The Emperor is aware of this, and I believe that the Emperor's move is just to gain fame. Although His Highness the Crown Prince is smart, he is still young after all. His studies in the East Palace are already heavy, and now he has to listen to politics. I am afraid he will be over-stressed and overwhelmed."

Immediately after, Zhu Yi also spoke.

"Yes, Your Majesty, although people outside are saying that it is an act of trust that Your Majesty allowed His Highness to take charge of the government, I feel that this is actually shaking up the capital."

"Previously, the emperor was ill in the palace and ordered His Highness the Crown Prince to supervise the country and listen to the government. His Highness was young and occasionally behaved improperly, so he was impeached several times by the imperial court. The ritual system of the Chang Dynasty was more stringent than that of the earlier Dynasty. If His Highness remained in the Chang Dynasty,

This will probably cause a lot of discussion among the government and the public, which is not a good thing for His Royal Highness..."

The two people had similar opinions. After hearing this, Zhu Qizhen nodded and said.

"The emperor's move cannot be unprovoked. However, I feel that it is not necessarily aimed at the prince, but..."

After saying this, Zhu Qizhen's face became a little gloomy.

He didn't know if it was his misunderstanding, but recently, he had a vague feeling that Zhu Jianshen seemed to be much alienated from him.

Although father and son were not close to each other before, this feeling has become particularly obvious in the past year.

Therefore, the emperor's recent series of actions, in Zhu Qizhen's view, are another story...

Of course, these words were not suitable to be spoken to Zhu Yi and the others, so Zhu Qizhen said half of it, and when the words reached his lips, he suddenly swallowed them back. This behavior made Zhu Yi and the others below quite touched.

It was confusing, but just when they were about to ask questions, Zhu Qizhen had already changed the topic and asked.

"How are the arrangements at the Imperial Tomb?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Yi was shocked, because it was obviously not a question to him, and he didn't even know anything about the imperial mausoleum before that, so it could only be...

"Back to the Supreme Emperor, everything has been arranged. I guarantee that no one will find out. It was us who tampered with it secretly."

Sure enough, the next moment, Zhang Shi, who was standing next to Zhu Yi, spoke calmly. Obviously, he had known about this matter for a long time, and he had even arranged it.

Zhu Yi lowered his head and suppressed the surprise in his heart, but his mind quickly began to think about what the matter about the imperial mausoleum had to do with Nangong, and more importantly, why the Supreme Emperor had concealed it from him before.

However, just as he was frowning and thinking, Zhu Qizhen's voice sounded again, saying.

"This matter still needs Duke Cheng's help. You can go back and talk to Zhu Yi about the future and ask him to cooperate with you!"

Then, Zhu Yi clearly felt that the Supreme Emperor's eyes fell on him and said.

"Zhu Yi, this matter is important. You must be careful and cooperate with Governor Zhang..."

"I obey the decree."

Although there were still doubts in his heart, Zhu Yi did not dare to hesitate at all, and quickly said yes, and then left Nangong with Zhang Shi and rushed to the British government together...


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