In the Wenhua Palace, the emperor's tone was indifferent, but his attitude was firm enough.
This made all the cabinet ministers present look sad.
Your Majesty, do you mean to just leave it alone?
What do you mean by waiting for the emotions to calm down and return to the court? It's just waiting for the Supreme Emperor to be unable to hold on any longer and come back in despair.
However, the problem is that what the Supreme Emperor needs is steps. The whole court cannot really wait for the Supreme Emperor to figure it out on his own, right?
Of course, the most important thing is that from the perspective of the court, if the emperor lingers in the Xuan Mansion for a long time without returning, rumors will inevitably spread among the people, which will damage the majesty of the court.
I guess the current Emperor doesn't care about this.
Anyway, he is no longer in charge of the court, so it doesn't matter what impact it will have.
In the capital, Shu Liang's affairs have always been unstoppable.
What they already know today, in a few days, when the official document slowly transmitted through the inn arrives, the ministers in the capital will naturally know it.
By then, all the ministers will know how Shu Liang offended the Supreme Emperor in public and made the Supreme Emperor stay in the Xuan Mansion without returning.
Shu Liang belongs to the emperor, and now the emperor has such an attitude of obviously protecting him.
In this way, the pressure of the discord between the Tian family fell entirely on the emperor.
As a minister ranked in the first echelon among civil servants, everyone present was not unaware of Chen Yi's suppression of science and technology these days.
But it should be noted that these science and technology officials are not so easy to control.
With his personal prestige, Chen Yi was able to suppress them for a while, but the deeper reason was because Chen Yi asked them to use other methods to achieve the purpose of preventing the Queen Mother Sun from interfering in the government affairs, so they were so quiet.
However, once the news of Shu Liang reaches the capital, this peace will inevitably cease to exist!
Among the hundreds of people in the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, some are stubborn and do not understand what it means to be prudent and self-protective, and to be adaptable and flexible. They will also not tolerate a eunuch in Shu Liang who offends the imperial power in this way.
If it is said that this eunuch was authorized by the emperor, then in the eyes of the officials, it would only be more serious.
When the empress dowager interferes in politics, they will participate in the impeachment of the empress dowager. If the emperor does not follow the etiquette and law, they will also remonstrate with the emperor.
Therefore, either Shu Liang was handed over to quell public anger, or the Supreme Emperor returned to Beijing on his own initiative.
Otherwise, it is basically impossible for this matter to end.
The function of the cabinet is to reconcile the internal and external affairs. Therefore, when conflicts arise between the emperor and the foreign dynasties, the first is the failure of the cabinet.
This group of people, all of whom hold the title of second-rank minister, do not get their salary for nothing. If there really is a quarrel, they will be caught between the inner court and the outer court. It will be the cabinet ministers who will be most difficult to deal with.
Therefore, seeing the emperor's current indifferent attitude, the ministers in the cabinet all looked sad.
After a while, Yu Shiyue also said after considering it.
"Your Majesty, it will be inconvenient for the Emperor to stay in the Xuan Mansion now. Your Majesty just said that in order to welcome the great gift, all the yamen have been preparing for a long time. To stop now is to waste the material resources of the court. However, if the Emperor does not return for a long time, the officials will be uneasy.
It will also hinder the imperial government, so I think we still need to think of ways to allow the Supreme Emperor to leave as soon as possible."
His words were a bit softer, more like a test, but his attitude was clear.
Other cabinet ministers also hurriedly agreed, as if they were not the ones who had just quarreled over the master of the East Palace.
But this time, the emperor was obviously not so considerate, and instead said displeased.
"I, the Holy Mother, and the emperor's sister-in-law have all sent home letters. Mr. Hu, Marquis Ren, and two other important ministers left the Ministry of Rites and the Chinese Army Commander's Office behind and traveled over the mountains and ridges to greet them. However, the Supreme Emperor insisted not to return.
You think, what can I think of? Is it possible that I can really issue a decree and force the Supreme Emperor to return to the capital?"
This is a bit harsh to say.
As a minister, can I really teach you what to do?
Yu Shiyue also stepped back and winked, and Jiang Yuan could only press forward.
With Gao Gu's departure and Yu Shiyue's ascension, the situation of the cabinet has essentially changed.
Originally, Wang Ao was the first assistant and had the power to share votes, but he had no power in the capital. As the second assistant, Gao Gu, together with Jiang Yuan, who was also from the Imperial Academy, could compete with him and not fall behind.
Yu Shiyue and Zhang Min, because they were relatively junior and both came from the ministry, naturally formed a loose alliance and acted wisely to protect themselves.
The three parties maintain the fragile balance of the cabinet.
Later, Gao Gu made a mistake and was sent to Nanjing. The cabinet became dominated by Wang Ao and the other three parties competed for support.
Facing the position of second assistant, the already unstable alliance between Yu Shiyue and Zhang Min naturally became estranged. Because none of the three targets was the first assistant, there was no threat to Wang Ao for the time being.
Therefore, everyone relies on their abilities, and Jiang Yuan's situation is not too bad.
But the problem is that in this struggle, the final winner is Yu Shiyue!
This is troublesome!
In the court, alliances and divisions are common occurrences, and they are nothing more than the pursuit of profit.
Yu Shiyue became the second assistant. If he wanted to gain a firm foothold and gain the right to speak, he would inevitably conflict with Wang Ao.
When Gao Gu was here, he wanted to win over Jiang Yuan to fight against Wang Ao, and Yu Shiyue was no exception.
But the difference is that Yu Shiyue is still wooing Zhang Min.
Although everyone once fought over the position of the second assistant, they did not do anything excessive. Zhang Min was not such a disdainful person. Therefore, after Yu Shiyue became the second assistant, the relationship between the two became better and better.
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But doing this made Jiang Yuan feel embarrassed!
As we all know, Wang Ao, Gao Gu, and Chen Xun, two former Hanlin scholars, were quite at odds with each other. At that banquet, he was humiliated, and this incident can even be said to have made the two sides become enemies.
Both were born in the Imperial Academy, and if Jiang Yuan approached Wang Ao, not to mention whether the other party would mind, just the risk of him being stabbed in the spine by an Imperial Academy member of the same year would make Jiang Yuan feel that the gain outweighs the loss.
However, there are now four people in the cabinet. Wang Ao has the right to vote and is not afraid of anyone. Zhang Min follows Yu Shiyue and has a strong voice. He is the only one whose position is not awkward or embarrassing.
On weekdays, the government affairs dealt with are trivial and time-consuming, but of no practical use. During cabinet discussions, they can only be used as clay and wood sculptures.
Now, the thing that offended the emperor reminded him of him, which made Jiang Yuan extremely depressed.
But, even so, he couldn't help but speak.
If he doesn't express his opinion on such a major matter, he will really be completely marginalized.
Fortunately, the first two had already ruled out wrong answers for him, so Jiang Yuan pondered for a moment and said.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Naturally, the ministers would not dare to be so offended. However, even if the Supreme Emperor temporarily stays in the Xuan Mansion, the corresponding utensils and utensils cannot be spared. In order to show His Majesty's filial piety and brotherhood, it is appropriate to send ministers to welcome him again." Yes, I believe that as long as we go a few more times, just as His Majesty said, the Supreme Emperor will be at peace and he will come back naturally."
Therefore, this is the advantage of having more people in the cabinet. If one person can't persuade, several people can do it together. If one angle doesn't work, everyone should find an angle.
This time, the emperor was moved, and the old man spoke and asked.
"In this case, which member of the Qing family will take the initiative to invite you to welcome the Supreme Emperor?"
This chapter has been completed!