Beijing.
The days passed, and as the return of the Supreme Emperor approached, the court situation became strangely calm.
You know, just a few days ago, the emperor just issued an imperial edict that shocked both the government and the public.
In this imperial edict, the emperor awarded nearly ten Prince's Third Master and Prince's Third Young Master at one time, covering almost all the top civil and military ministers in the current imperial court.
Although it is said that since Hongwu, the Third Prince's Master and the Third Prince's Young Master have been completely reduced to empty positions and have nothing to do with the East Palace.
However, after all, these official positions all bear the word "Prince", so they have extremely strong political connotations.
In fact, according to the etiquette system, the three masters of the prince are responsible for guiding the prince with moral guidance and guarding him. The third young master of the prince is responsible for observing the morality of the three princes and giving them instructions.
To put it bluntly, whether it is the third master of the prince or the third young master of the prince, they focus more on the moral growth of the prince, which is equivalent to setting a moral benchmark for the prince, so that the prince has a moral standard in his daily behavior and handling of government affairs.
Objects that can be imitated.
In addition, the other responsibility of the Prince's Third Division is to protect the Prince's status from infringement, and to be regarded as the Prince's political protector.
However, of these two responsibilities, the former cannot be "taught", while the latter, because the order of succession in the Ming Dynasty is very clear, there will be basically no problems.
So over time, the Prince's Third Division has become a reward for officials with outstanding merits and outstanding conduct in the court, which has no practical significance.
Those who are really responsible for teaching the prince are the left and right Chunfang bachelors of the Zhanshifu under the East Palace. They are the ones who supervise the prince's homework every day, explain the scriptures and meanings, and assist the prince in handling government affairs.
They are also the so-called "princelings".
But this time the imperial edict was different from the past.
Although the Third Master of the Crown Prince and the Third Young Master of the Crown Prince are not involved in the affairs of the East Palace, they are still involved with the East Palace in terms of their responsibilities.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, when the prince leaves the palace to study, he will be conferred the title of Third Master of the Crown Prince and Third Young Master of the Crown Prince at the same time, and prepare all the subordinate officials of the Prince's Mansion to complete the entire organization of the East Palace. This is a common practice.
For the imperial court, this is also the reason why the prince's leaving the cabinet is regarded as a major ceremony of the imperial court.
Then the question arises. Such large-scale promotion of titles to civil and military ministers must not be due to any merit or outstanding moral character, so it must be related to the prince.
However, the prince was still young, and it would still be several years before he could actually leave the court to study. Therefore, after the edict was issued, all the officials turned their attention to the prince.
Although the prince is now raised in the palace, most of the civil servants, especially the elders in high positions, have two eunuchs with whom they have good friendships.
Therefore, it is not difficult to find out some information.
As a result, the court quickly came to a conclusion. The Queen Mother of the Shangsheng Emperor took the prince to Cining Palace and prepared to enlighten the prince!
What then spread was naturally the conversation between the Emperor and the Holy Mother in Cining Palace.
It was natural for the ministers to know that the return of the Supreme Emperor was approaching, and that the Queen Mother, the Supreme Emperor, had repeatedly intervened in Nangong's arrangements for the palace servants, guards, and even the prince's stay.
Logically speaking, for such a big matter, the courtiers must impeach.
First, for the sake of the harmony of the Heavenly Family. From the beginning to the end, the Emperor has always supported the return of the Supreme Emperor. He has repeatedly sent envoys to negotiate peace, and the money, silk, gold and silver have all come out of the internal transportation treasury. Now that the return date is approaching, the Empress Dowager is everywhere.
Be careful, it actually hinders the love between brothers.
In other words, Queen Mother Sun's behavior is equivalent to bringing the bad relationship between the Tian family to the forefront.
Everyone is basically aware of the current situation of the Tian family, but they still maintain a decent face. In front of the people of the world, they still maintain the scene of brotherhood, respect and harmony in the Tian family.
But Empress Dowager Sun's behavior is equivalent to tearing apart this veil of warmth. Once spread, people in the world will inevitably criticize the Tian family and the emperor.
As for the second one, it was about the prince.
The prince is the crown prince. Under normal circumstances, the prince has the dual identities of the emperor's son and the emperor's successor. Therefore, the emperor should decide when to become a monk and when to leave the court to study.
But now the situation is special. The prince is the heir of the Supreme Prince, but he is also the crown prince.
So in this case, from the perspective of kinship, the decision to enlighten the prince should be made by the emperor, and from the political point of view, it should be decided by the emperor.
However, it should not be decided by the Queen Mother in the deep palace.
In the past, Empress Dowager Sun had expressed her views on the issue of the Crown Prince, but at that time the court had no owner and the artifact was in vain. She made the decision on behalf of the Supreme Emperor.
Nowadays, the world has changed, the throne has its owner, the emperor is about to return, and important matters such as the prince's enlightenment should be decided by them.
However, in the news that the ministers inquired about, they did not see the emperor's opinion on this matter. What they had was just the arbitrariness of the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother!
Therefore, as soon as the imperial edict was issued, the government and the public began to discuss the matter.
However, discussions remain discussions. Neither the court nor the cabinet received a formal impeachment notice. Instead, they fell into a strange calm.
Many ministers were puzzled by this scene.
However, for the elderly adults who have been in high and low officialdom for many years, they all realize that underneath this calmness, there will be a more violent storm brewing.
Among them was the newly promoted Second Assistant Master, Yu Shiyue, who had just been awarded the title of Prince's Young Master.
Mr. Yu's second assistant was caught in the imperial edicts of the third prince's master and the third prince's young master, so he looked very inconspicuous.
Although many ministers still came to congratulate him, they did not cause any disturbance in the court. After all, the eyes of the courtiers were all focused on the prince.
This made Mr. Yu, who was actively striving for progress, feel a slight sense of loss.
But soon, he corrected his position and focused his attention on the matter of the prince.
However, everyone else's eyes were focused on the Crown Prince and the Queen Mother, but he was the only one who thought from a very different angle...
On this day, Yu Shiyue handed in the greeting card early. After leaving the Yamen, he rode in a sedan chair and arrived outside a five-door house.
Yi appeared in front of the screen wall in a hurry.
Yes, the person Yu Shiyue visited today was none other than one of the Seven Qings, Zuodu Yushi, Chen Yi, who was newly awarded the title of Crown Prince and Grand Master!
Although I greeted you early today, Yu Shiyue still understands the etiquette of officialdom.
Although he was newly promoted to second assistant, Chen Yi was ahead of him in terms of seniority, power and rank, so it was naturally impossible for him to just stand there and really let Chen Yi come out to welcome him at the door.
Therefore, the first time he saw Chen Yi, Yu Shiyue stepped forward to greet him.
"Brother Youjie, I'm sorry, you can just ask the housekeeper to take me in, why bother to come out in person?"
Seeing how enthusiastic Yu Shiyue was, Chen Yi didn't put on any airs, and said with a smile on his straight face.
"The Deputy Minister of the Cabinet is here, how can I not welcome him?"
Chen Yi was in Kedao and was known for being upright and stern. It was very rare for him to have such a joking tone at this time.
After the two exchanged pleasantries, Chen Yi introduced Yu Shiyue into the flower hall.
Given their status, they often speak directly and directly.
Therefore, Yu Shiyue made his intention clear without much concealment.
"In recent days, there has been a lot of discussion in the imperial court about the prince's enlightenment, but Ke Dao has been silent. Brother Jie leads Feng Xian. Can you help me clear up my doubts?"
This chapter has been completed!