In the Wenhua Hall, as the memorial was placed in front of the emperor, Zhu Jian's voice also sounded.
So, as expected, after the words fell, Zhu Jian saw the emperor's brows frowning.
However, the emperor had a calm demeanor after all. Although there was a hint of surprise on his face, he did not rush to say anything more. Instead, he raised his hand to open the memorial and read it carefully.
Zhu Qiyu was indeed a little surprised. He naturally knew that this memorial would be handed over.
However, he did not know the specific date. It was not that Zhu Yi deliberately concealed it, but that this matter required a lot of preliminary preparations, such as persuading and winning the support of various nobles. The time was not easy to grasp.
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So Zhu Qiyu originally calculated that it would be two or three days later, but he never thought that Zhu Yi would move so quickly, especially when he saw the vigorous and powerful small regular script of "Young Master, Prince, Taishi, Minister of Rites, Hu Ming" at the end.
, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but have a look of surprise on his face.
Calculating the time, if it was handed in today, it means that the old guy Hu Hu signed the memorial as soon as he saw it.
This old fox, how could he agree to such a risky thing so easily?
Zhu Qiyu looked at the memorial, suppressed the doubts in his heart, and decided to tell Shu Liang to go back and ask Zhu Yi carefully, and then put his thoughts back.
After a moment of silence, Zhu Jian saw the emperor raise his head, his face had become a little ugly, and his tone became a little cold, and said.
"In recent days, the imperial court has been busy with affairs. The appointment of a cabinet in the East Palace is a major event and there is no room for any mistakes. The Spring Festival will be held soon. After the examination, the imperial court will hold a spring hunt again. This is all under the control of the Ministry of Rites."
"If we let the Ministry of Rites handle the ceremony of leaving the pavilion at this time, we might make mistakes while busy, which would be unsatisfactory. It is better to wait until spring, after the spring hunting is over, and the Ministry of Rites will have some free time to discuss this matter."
The tone of these words was firm, and there was obviously no room for negotiation.
However, Zhu Jian was not surprised. It was clear that the emperor was obstructing the incident in the East Palace. If the emperor agreed immediately after the memorial was published, it would be strange.
It should be said that even the emperor's current words were within his expectations.
Again, the matter of the East Palace's resignation has been finalized in the court discussion. Therefore, at this time, even the emperor cannot directly prevent the East Palace from leaving the cabinet. Instead, he can only find various reasons to delay his departure.
time.
This is also the reason why Zhu Jian and the others are confident this time. If the emperor can find reasons, they can find ways to deal with it. As long as the general direction is not denied, it is just a matter of using tactics.
Of course, Zhuge Lao had this idea entirely because he had never seen a rogue emperor named Wanli. Otherwise, he would know that even if he was looking for reasons to act rogue, as long as the emperor did not want to do something and was willing to pay
The cost, I dare not say anything else, is not a problem if it drags on for more than ten or twenty years.
After letting out a breath, Zhu Jian raised his head and cupped his hands.
"Your Majesty is considerate of his courtiers and knows that he is a kind-hearted minister. However, since each government office in the imperial court has been ordered by your Majesty to perform their duties, they should do their best to share your worries."
"When the imperial court responds to ceremonies, it is the Ministry of Rites that is in charge. If the ceremony is delayed and difficult to implement because of the lack of strength of the Rites Department, then this is the fault of the Rites Department. Your Majesty should blame the Rites Department for its mistakes. How can the cause and effect be reversed?
Is it because the Ministry of Rites is not strong enough and the ceremony is delayed?"
What this means is that if the work is not done well, you can scold the Ministry of Etiquette, but the work must be done.
I have to say that Mr. Zhu Ge was not afraid of offending anyone when he said this!
Seeing that the emperor's face became more and more ugly, Zhu Jian didn't care at all and continued.
"What's more, Mr. Hu from the Ministry of Rites also jointly submitted the memorial. It can be seen that even though the Ministry of Rites is busy, it can still cope with it. Your Majesty does not need to worry about it."
So, this is why Zhu Yi must win over Hu Hui.
The most powerful reason the emperor could give for this matter was that the Ministry of Rites had many things to do and was too busy. If there was no support from the Ministry of Rites, then when the time came, the Ministry of Rites would follow the emperor and said that it was indeed too busy. Then Zhu Jian and others
It's impossible to really go to the ring with the Ministry of Etiquette.
In that case, I'm afraid it would be in line with the emperor's wishes.
Hu Xi, the old man, is not someone to be trifled with. The last incident with Li Xian had already taught them a sufficient lesson.
Fortunately, thanks to his relationship with Weng and his son-in-law, Zhu Yi still got the joint signature. In this way, the emperor's most powerful reason was also blocked.
As expected, Zhu Jian looked at the emperor's face and his face darkened, but he did not speak to refute himself.
So, Zhu Jian just stood with his head bowed and his hands folded, waiting for the emperor's reply. After a while, the emperor finally seemed to think of something to say. He opened the memorial in front of him again, looked at the small ticket on it for a moment, and asked coldly.
"Mr. Zhuge, you came to hand over this memorandum today. Is it your own doing or is it written by the cabinet?"
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Cabinet, actually speaking of which, after the emperor changed the morning dynasty to once every three days, the pressure on the boss's government affairs has indeed increased a lot, but it is not without its benefits.
The most obvious thing is that you don’t have to get up so early!
You must know that the time for the court to attend court is fixed, especially in winter, when it is still dark, you have to wait outside the palace gate wrapped in cotton robes, which is not an easy thing for the elders.
But after the change, it was much better. After all, although the court meeting on the two days in between was eliminated, the time for attending the Yamen was not advanced.
So in fact, although the workload has increased, the life of the bosses has become easier.
As the sun rose, Mr. Wang Ao had a peaceful breakfast in his mansion, then took a sedan to the outside of Donghua Gate, got off the sedan, walked to the car, and leisurely went to the cabinet.
Although it was already a little late before he went to the Yamen, it didn't matter. During this period of time, he had roughly figured out the emperor's habits.
Although His Majesty gets up early in the morning, he does not start handling government affairs immediately. The time when he handles government affairs is basically a little later than the time when the cabinet goes to office.
This period of time is also reserved for the cabinet to sort out the previous day's memorials in preparation for consultation, so there is no need to worry about being summoned for questioning for the time being.
What is that sentence called? A chief assistant who does not age later than other pavilions is not a good chief assistant!
However, Wang Ao obviously miscalculated today.
Because, when he arrived at the cabinet, he bumped into someone from Zhongshu She who came out in a hurry.
"Master Chief Assistant, you are here. I am about to go find you. The envoy from the palace has just arrived. Your Majesty has urgently summoned all the ministers in the cabinet to see you!"
These two simple sentences immediately made Wang Ao feel bad, and he asked hurriedly.
"What happened?"
After he finished speaking, he looked around and saw that the public rooms in the cabinet were all empty. Apparently, everyone had left.
However, the person in the middle school room was also a little confused and just said:
"The person who came to deliver the order was Eunuch Huai'en. He didn't say what it was about, but when I looked at it, I saw that Eunuch Huai'en didn't look very good."
As he spoke, the man in the middle school room seemed to think of something again and said.
"By the way, early this morning, as soon as the official arrived at the cabinet, Mr. Zhu Ge sent someone to draft a few memorials that had not been divided into votes. Not long after, Mr. Zhu Ge handed the sign to the palace. , and then not long after, Eunuch Wynn came!"
Zhu Jian?
Wang Ao frowned, feeling an ominous premonition rising in his heart, and said.
"Quickly, take me into the palace!"
This chapter has been completed!