There was silence in the main hall, and the elders were a little unable to react for a while.
What does this mean?
This short sentence contains at least two political signals.
First, the emperor agreed to set up a palace for the East Palace. Otherwise, how could he "concurrently serve as the official official of the Prince's Palace"?
Secondly, the emperor said "the second assistant in the cabinet shall also serve", not "the second assistant in the cabinet, Yu Shiyue, shall also serve".
The difference between them is that the former tied the position of Zhan Shi of the Prince's Palace and the position of Second Assistant to the Cabinet together.
In other words, when the prince leaves the cabinet, whoever is the second assistant in the cabinet will be the chief minister of the prince's palace.
In this way, the status of the deputy minister of the cabinet will inevitably be greatly improved, and it will no longer be the kind of status that is neither high nor low.
Especially when there is a master in the East Palace, to a certain extent, it is entirely possible that the status of the second assistant in the cabinet is as close as that of the first assistant in charge of voting, and is superior to the group assistants.
As soon as he said this, the thoughts in the minds of all the ministers in the court were spinning crazily.
Even Zhu Jian himself didn't react for a moment. To everyone's surprise, the one who reacted fastest was Hu Hu, the oldest in the court.
After hearing the emperor's words, the eldest uncle only hesitated for a moment, then strode forward and said.
"Your Majesty, this matter is important. I dare to ask Your Majesty to make it clear."
"The intention of His Majesty just now is to re-establish the Zhan Shi Mansion, Zuo Chun Fang, Right Chun Fang and Economic Affairs Bureau, and to order Yu Shiyue, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, to serve as the Prince's Mansion Zhan Shi, to take charge of government affairs and assist the prince?"
Then, everyone's eyes gathered.
On the throne, Zhu Qiyu remained calm and spoke.
"That's it. What do you think is wrong?"
The ministers below looked at each other in shock, feeling more and more unpredictable about the Holy Will. They originally thought that Yu Yan came forward to confront Zhu Jian because he had received a hint from the emperor.
But now...
Many people looked at Yu Yan secretly, but saw that he was also frowning, obviously dissatisfied.
As expected, next, Yu Yan took a step forward and spoke.
"Your Majesty, the previous order for the prince to leave the cabinet without preparing a palace was the conclusion of the court. How can it be overturned so easily? The prince is young, and although preparing subordinate officials shows your majesty's care, it is actually useless to the court. Please think again, your majesty. In a few years
, after the prince grows up, it will not be too late to set up Zhan Shifu."
Immediately behind Yu Yan, Shen Jing, a member of the civil service department, also stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, the affairs of Zhan's office are many and complicated, and they are used by the crown prince. They should not be ignored. The officials and subordinates need to be carefully selected. After the civil war, the manpower in the court is tight. Therefore, I believe that what Mr. Yu said is reasonable. Prince
Your Highness is still young, so there is no need to rush to appoint subordinate officials. In a few years, the court will have sufficient talents and it will not be too late to do so."
Shen Jing is now acting as a doctor in the Ministry of Civil Affairs' Examination Department as a Yuanwailang. He is responsible for the promotion, promotion and dismissal of officials. What's more, he is also the one who initiated the prince's resignation from the cabinet. It is very appropriate for him to say these words.
As a result, the situation in the court suddenly became strange.
Yu Yan was born in the Prince's Palace, and Shen Jing was Wang Wen's confidant. From a standpoint, both of them should be loyal to the emperor.
But what is going on?
The emperor made it clear that he agreed to establish a palace for the prince, and even the candidates for the office of the prince had been decided, but these two people were still opposing it.
Could it be said that the opinions within the Emperor's Party are not unified? That is not right. Even if the opinions are not unified, it is still a dispute among the ministers.
The emperor has made the final decision, what are Yu Yan and Shen Jing still objecting to?
Or is it that the emperor only pretended to agree, but actually hoped that the ministers would continue to oppose it so that he could push the situation along?
The situation in the court became increasingly strange and confusing, and for a while, noisy discussions started again.
At this time, Yu Qian, the leader of the group, took a step forward and attracted everyone's attention in an instant.
Now that the emperor has been on the throne for a year, the DPRK has gradually become more powerful.
There is no doubt that if we want to talk about the true confidants of the emperor, Wang Wen, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, is the first choice, followed by Yu Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu.
Yu Yan was born in science, and his appearance represented Chen Yi, and Shen Jing was Wang Wen's confidant. Both of them expressed their stance. In fact, it was the two people behind them who expressed their stance.
So in the end, only Yu Qian, who had just hurried back from the border, was left!
The first two expressed their opinions tactfully through their subordinates, but obviously, Yu Shaobao did not intend to do so.
So, under the attention of everyone, Yu Qian came to the palace, raised his hands and said.
"Your Majesty, I think we should prepare a palace for the East Palace!"
Yu Qian's character is never muddled. As soon as Fang opens his mouth, he immediately takes a stand.
However, his words surprised the officials.
However, Yu Qian didn't care and continued.
"Your Majesty is generous. The inheritance of the throne involves the stability of the country. During the civil war, your Majesty accepted the order in danger and accepted the Zen Emperor. This is a great righteousness. He appointed the son of the Supreme Emperor as the crown prince. This is a great virtue. The Emperor returned to the court and lived in the Nangong Palace. He did not intervene in government affairs. This is This is how the Heavenly Family behaves in a respectful manner, and everyone abides by their duties."
"In the Tian Family, your Majesty, the Emperor, and the Prince respect each other, and the Tian Family is harmonious, which can serve as an example for all people. However, in both the government and the public, there are countless unscrupulous people like Luo Tong, who stir up public opinion, spread rumors, and alienate the Tian Family several times. He slanders His Majesty and wants to exclude the Supreme Emperor from outside the Great Wall."
"When the emperor returned to the court, he also used the gift of leaving the palace in the East Palace to damage your majesty's reputation. He ignored your majesty's love for the young and weak prince, and falsely claimed that your majesty was not prepared for the officials in the east palace. He was selfish and wanted to save money for no reason. He is actually a traitor to the country!"
Yu Qian's speech has always been straightforward. Although it is not as choked as Wang Wen's, it cannot be called tactful.
It should be said that these words clearly explained the current situation, and even revealed those dark thoughts that could not be put on the table in front of everyone.
Others know it in their hearts, but no one dares to say it, or in other words, few people are qualified to say it.
After all, this is equivalent to talking about the emperor, the emperor and the prince, the three most noble people in the world, at the same time.
Only Yu Qian, with his status and courage, dared to pierce the window paper, spread it out and speak out.
After the words fell, Zhu Jian's face turned pale and blue, and he finally couldn't help but speak.
"What does Yu Shaobao mean by this? A traitor to the country? Could it be that if the court makes mistakes and the ministers remonstrate, then he is a traitor to the country?"
In fact, Zhu Jian was a little dumbfounded from the moment the emperor agreed to set up Zhan Shifu, but asked the second minister of the cabinet to hold the post concurrently.
Because, that was originally the position he wanted to plot!
Mr. Zhu Ge has been going up and down for so long, so it is impossible that he really has no idea.
What he wants is actually the position of Zhan Shi in the Prince's Mansion.
It should be said that Zhu Jian has become a member of the Supreme Emperor's lineage since he was assigned to go to Wala. What's more, his own political concept is to protect the orthodoxy of the Supreme Emperor and the Prince's lineage.
There is no position more suitable for him than the post of Zhan Shi in the Prince's Mansion.
After returning to Beijing, he repeatedly competed with Yu Shiyue, but he didn't really want the position of second assistant.
After all, although he has meritorious service, Yu Shiyue is not a vegetarian. He usually quarrels, but if he wants to shake Yu Shiyue's position as the second assistant when the other party has not made any mistakes, it is a bit over the line.
Although the court would recognize his merits and the mistreatment he received, the reason why no one spoke up in the court was simply because there was no position among the important ministers.
If it was really because of his meritorious service, then Yu Cifu would have to give way to him, and the government would be in chaos.
With this precedent, if the minister has made a meritorious service, does the minister have to give up the throne? If the county magistrate has made a meritorious service, does the magistrate have to give up the throne?
The official position is an important weapon of the court, how can it be such a child's play for no reason, and Yu Cifu did not make any mistakes. If Zhu Jian really took action on the position of Cifu, then he would be the one who fell into passivity.
Therefore, from the beginning, Zhu Jian and Yu Shiyue's fight in the ring had two meanings.
One layer is to pave the way for the selection of the Nangong Guard Commander, and the other layer is to hide his true thoughts and plot against Zhan Shifu.
You know, as long as their dispute continues, both sides are unreasonably opposed to each other.
In this way, Zhu Jian can continue to occupy the center of public opinion, and courtiers will always remember that he has made great contributions, but he has not received the rewards he deserves.
Under this opportunity, once the East Palace becomes a cabinet and prepares the government, it is necessary to choose an important minister to take charge. Wouldn't it be just right for Prime Minister Zhan Shifu?
The emperor put him in the cabinet as an assistant minister simply because the positions of important ministers were full.
So now that the Prince's Mansion has newly established the position of 'Emperor's Master', if he surpasses Zhu Jian and promotes a newly promoted minister, I'm afraid there will be a lot of discussion in the court, feeling that the emperor is deliberately suppressing him.
Therefore, Zhu Jian always thought that the biggest difficulty in this matter was how to get the emperor to agree to prepare a palace for the prince.
But who would have thought that the most difficult thing could be accomplished without much difficulty, and that something he thought was easy would suddenly turn out to be unexpected.
After waking up, Zhu Jian recalled the whole incident.
He suddenly discovered that the emperor allowed him and Yu Shiyue to fight each other, perhaps not just because he wanted to see what he wanted to do, but more importantly, he was secretly manipulating the situation in the court.
If the emperor intervened from the beginning, then it was either to "protect" Yu Shiyue, making the courtiers increasingly feel that he was suppressed everywhere instead of being rewarded for his meritorious service, or to "compensate" him.
But if the emperor left it alone, the situation in the court would change in a direction that was unfavorable to him.
Especially when Yu Shiyue was stimulated by some unknown source and his attitude towards him changed drastically. Faced with his provocation, he responded calmly.
The merits Zhu Jian carried were gradually offset, and many people in the court began to feel that he, a newly promoted cabinet minister, was still aggressive towards his seniors despite their repeated concessions.
On the contrary, Yu Shiyue's evaluation became "generous and tolerant" and "the overall situation is important".
In addition, the emperor took the initiative to agree to the establishment of Zhan Shifu, and Zhu Jian had no reason to say that the emperor was suppressing the prince.
In this way, if Zhu Jian has merit and Yu Shiyue has virtue, then who will be the emperor's master will naturally depend on the "neutral" emperor's will.
After thinking about this, Zhu Jian couldn't help feeling depressed. All this hard work was really like "working hard every year to make wedding clothes for others."
However, at this point, Mr. Zhu Ge could only comfort himself. At least, the preparation of the East Palace Palace was successful. Even if he could not enter the prince's palace, at least he could leave a person who was worried about the country and dared to speak out to fight for the preparation of the palace for the prince.
good reputation.
But what he didn't expect was that Yu Qian didn't even intend to leave him the last bit of soup, and now he wanted to lift the pot.
How could Zhu Jian endure this? For a moment, his tone couldn't help but smell of gunpowder.
However, facing Zhu Jian's aggressive questions, Yu Qian just raised his eyes and said.
"Mr. Zhu Ge, what Yu said is that those who spread rumors and slander the Holy One are traitors to the country. What do you feel guilty about?"
As he spoke, Yu Qian frowned slightly, with a hint of "serious" doubt on his face, and asked.
"Just now, Mr. Zhu Ge, didn't you yourself say that there are rumors among the people who do not know His Majesty's true intentions and falsely claim that Your Majesty treats the East Palace poorly? What Yu said is no different from what you said. Why did Mr. Zhu Ge react so strongly?"
As these two sentences fell, countless meaningful glances fell on Zhu Jian.
As a result, Zhu Jian's face turned pale and he was choked and speechless for a moment.
After a long while, he said reluctantly.
"What I mean is that the term "national thief" should not be used lightly. Perhaps it is just a rumor spread by people below and does not mean to offend the Holy One. Yu Shaobao should be careful when speaking in the court."
However, these words seemed pale and feeble even to him.
Facing the eyes from all directions, Zhu Jian clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves.
He understood that after today's court meeting, his reputation among scholars was over!
Public opinion can build a person, but it can also destroy a person.
When everyone thinks that you are a villain with no morals and actions who strives for power and wealth, no matter you are not, you are the one.
Zhu Jian's body was trembling, and a large amount of cold sweat broke out on his head. He lowered his head deeply, as if this way, he could not feel those dazzling eyes...
Yu Qian looked at Zhu Jian quietly. He did not continue to ask, because enough was enough.
The courtiers are not fools. With their own words, everyone will naturally connect all the events in the recent period.
Even if Zhu Jian did not have such a violent reaction, when the court comes down, the ministers will find out that Mr. Zhu Ge, who is said to have been treated harshly by the court and worked for the throne of the East Palace, is actually just a man who does not hesitate to ruin the reputation of the emperor in order to climb up.
, just a villain who doesn’t care about the actual situation in the East Palace.
Even if such an immoral person has merit, no one would want him to be in a high position.
Therefore, Zhu Jian's official career has come to an end since this court meeting!
Then, the next thing to deal with is the matter of the East Palace...
Yu Qian left Zhu Jian behind, turned around and continued to face the throne, saying.
"Although the Tian family is in harmony, there are rumors that have harmed His Majesty's reputation, so the officials in the Prince's Mansion must be ignored. However, if you appoint officials in the Prince's Mansion, firstly, it will damage the face of the court, it will be suspected of changing orders overnight, and secondly, it will be an example of compromising public opinion.
First of all, someone is bound to follow suit, and thirdly, as Mr. Shen said, the manpower in the court is insufficient, the East Palace is young and weak, and there are many government officials, which are vacant and wasted."
"I believe that in order to quell the rumors and show your majesty's intention to rely on the crown prince, the Prince's Palace should be established, but it does not have to be established completely. Instead, the Prince's Palace can be temporarily appointed as Zhan Shi, left and right, Chunfang University Bachelor, and the Economic Affairs Bureau.
The rest belong to officials, and when needed, the Prince's Mansion Zhan Shi will make up for it through reports at his discretion."
"In this way, we can not only complete the ceremony of leaving the palace in the East Palace, show the orderliness of the Tian family, quell the rumors, but also take into account the situation of the court and the actual situation of the East Palace. This is my humble opinion. Please think about it."
This chapter has been completed!