There is a saying among the people, "If you fight hard enough to pull down the emperor, you dare to pull down the emperor." Although it is suspected of being disrespectful to say this, it is not rough.
When Zhu Jian was not afraid of offending anyone but wanted to make things worse, it was others who were in trouble.
If in the past, the return of the Supreme Emperor to the court was a typical political correctness, then now, the East Palace's resignation is a new political correctness.
The two have similar approaches, that is, some people are willing and some are not willing, but on the surface, there are etiquette, law, kindness and righteousness, and no one can directly say no.
Especially Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue. The former is the chief minister of the cabinet. He is sandwiched between the inner court and the outer court. If he is not careful, he will get the reputation of flattering the emperor. As a close minister of the emperor with roots in the outer court, when encountering When it comes to such a big issue of right and wrong, there is actually little room for change in Wang Ao's position.
Again, if this memorial was drafted by him in the first place, then he could find any excuse to get over it, and the emperor would turn a blind eye and approve it. Even if there is criticism in the court, it will not be too serious. .
But now, Zhu Jian has submitted the draft to the imperial court. If a new draft is sent back and he, the chief assistant, gives different opinions, then the pressure from the court will be all on him, so in fact ,Whether Wang Ao is willing or not, it is difficult for him to have any other attitude at this time.
From Yu Shiyue's point of view, the pressure on him is not that great, but the key is that he also serves as the official of the Prince's Mansion. This is obviously something that is beneficial to the Prince. If he does not support it, then everyone in the court will , it will definitely be discussed that his virtue is not worthy of the title.
After all, as Zhan Shi in the Prince's Mansion, one of his most important responsibilities is to pave the way for the Prince, so he is actually in a dilemma on this matter.
Seeing the emperor Yuyin asking questions, the two hesitated for a moment, and Wang Ao took the lead to speak cautiously, saying.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the appointment of the East Palace cabinet should not be delayed. However, after all, this matter is an important ceremony of the country. The Ministry of Rites has to take care of the spring palace, and then there is the spring hunting. On the one hand, it is busy and may not be able to handle it. On the other hand, the whole court is also busy. There are many daily government affairs that need to be handled, and they are all crowded together, which may affect the handling of government affairs."
"Therefore, you might as well set the date of leaving the cabinet after the spring hunting, between April and June, and ask the Qin Tianjian to choose an auspicious day. In this way, it can give the Ministry of Rites time to prepare, and it will not delay the departure of the East Palace. This is my foolish opinion."
I have to say that Mr. Wang is still very capable. Although the situation is urgent, he is still calm and thoughtful enough when he really speaks.
Now that the matter has reached this point, it is definitely impossible to cover it up or delay it. We can only face the matter of Dong Gong leaving the cabinet head-on.
The problem now is that the emperor obviously does not want the prince to leave the palace to study immediately, but the court officials have already handed over the memorial. Moreover, after Zhu Jian made such a fuss, everyone's eyes will inevitably focus on this, and they can no longer perfunctoryly deal with it.
So, the best way is to take care of both sides.
In fact, neither Zhu Yi nor Zhu Jian, nor the many ministers in the court, cared much about whether the East Palace would leave the cabinet earlier or later. What they really cared about was whether the East Palace could leave the cabinet.
In the imperial court, there are many precedents for many things to go wrong after a long time, but the emperor of the East Palace must not make such mistakes.
Therefore, what they want is actually the sincerity of the emperor!
Wang Ao knew this very well. It didn't matter whether he left the cabinet in February or June. What was important was that the prince could smoothly leave the cabinet to study, and the East Palace could truly stabilize.
Therefore, on the one hand, Mr. Wang made it clear to the ministers of the outer dynasty that he supported the early setting of the date for the prince to leave the cabinet. On the other hand, he also set the date in the spring. After the spring hunting, he also left an "emperor" Tianjian's live buttons can be regarded as taking care of the emperor's thoughts.
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In his opinion, the emperor may not really want to prevent the East Palace from leaving the cabinet, but wants to delay it. If this is the case, then simply postpone the time for a while, which is the best of both worlds.
The emperor's brows relaxed slightly, but he was obviously still a little dissatisfied with Wang Ao's words, so Mr. Wang thought for a while and said again.
"Your Majesty, there are many things happening in the court, and stability must be the top priority in everything. However, the East Palace Treasurer cannot be ignored. Your Majesty, please think twice."
The words were spoken vaguely and seemed a bit obscure.
However, Wang Ao believed that with the Emperor's sophistication, he would be able to understand.
The so-called court is troubled, which means that any possibility will arise. Even if it is settled now, there may not be any surprises in the future.
For example, if war breaks out again on the border, or if the government is in turmoil during the process of reorganizing the military garrison, anyway, just agree to it first, turn the page, and then think of a way out when the time comes to leave the cabinet.
Of course, whether these words are sincere or whether they are coaxing the emperor to agree first, I am afraid only Mr. Wang himself knows in his heart.
After Wang Ao finished speaking, Yu Shiyue followed closely and said.
"Your Majesty, I agree with what the Chief Assistant has said. The date for the Eastern Palace's appointment has been uncertain, and the government and the public are inevitably worried. Therefore, as this memorial says, the court should determine the specific date for the Eastern Palace's appointment as soon as possible."
With Wang Ao's paving the way and Yu Shiyue's agreement at this time, the pressure is much less.
However, Yu Cifu was still cautious. On the one hand, he agreed with Wang Ao's opinion. On the other hand, when he elaborated on the details, he only said that it should be decided, not when. Obviously, he wanted to see the emperor's attitude.
Of course, this is also related to his status as Minister Zhan of the Prince's Mansion. Wang Ao can push the date to several months later, but for Yu Shiyue, it is obviously not suitable.
However, despite this, Yu Cifu did not just intend to follow Zhu Jian against the emperor.
After briefly agreeing with Wang Ao's words, Yu Cifu changed the topic and said.
"However, Your Majesty, I think it is appropriate for the East Palace to leave the pavilion to study early. However, the matter of the young army mentioned in the memorial is really unnecessary!"
"The imperial army in our court only consists of the Shangzhiwei, and there is no army directly under the East Palace. The so-called young army is one of the advance guards of the government army in the Shangzhiwei."
"The reason why there was such a branch was originally because Emperor Taizong wanted to conquer the north and wanted his grandson to accompany him. He was also afraid that his grandson would suffer losses on the battlefield, so this was the setting up."
"However, now that the world is settled, the borders are harmonious, and the Eastern Palace is the guardian of the country, it is related to the country. The son of a rich man can't sit down in the hall, how can he be respected as a prince?"
"When a large army goes out for an expedition, it has its own princes, marquises and uncles in command, ministers supervise the army, and the Ministry of War dispatches it, which can ensure the safety of the country and the people. Therefore, I believe that the establishment of the East Palace Young Army is no longer necessary. Since the vanguard of the government army is the direct guard, it should be Assuming the responsibility of guarding the palace, there is no need to leave it to the East Palace to practice guarding."
"Your Majesty, please think twice about this."
This chapter has been completed!