This night, countless people lived a rather uneasy life.

Regardless of the officials, big or small, all the mansions are brightly lit, and the inspection censor in charge of the curfew is extremely busy. Basically, when he sees a sedan on the street, he has to go up to say hello, and then sends soldiers from the Wucheng Military and Horse Division to escort him back to the house.

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In the end, the soldiers brought out were not enough, so they had to go to Shuntian Mansion overnight to coordinate, and dispatched a bunch of government officials, who made trouble all night long.

The next morning, after it had been clear for two days, dark clouds began to gather in the sky again, and little snowflakes fell on the sedans. Originally, in such heavy snow or rainy weather, if there was no important or urgent court affairs, the emperor would give a compassionate decree.

Free of charge.

But it is obviously impossible today.

Therefore, the elders could only huddle under the Qianbu Corridor, order people to light up the stove, and sit together in twos and threes, having the final discussion before going to court.

At dawn, as a group of senior officials from the Six-Ministry Procuratorate and Cabinet arrived outside the palace city, the prelude to this court meeting was about to begin slowly.

"Long live my emperor, long live me."

In the Wenhua Hall, the emperor wore a bright red dragon robe and said calmly.

"Plain body."

Immediately, the ministers stood up, and Zhu Jian of the cabinet stepped out and presented his memorial again. Although everyone already knew the content, as a prelude, Mr. Zhu Ge read it again.

"...Your Majesty's love for the prince is known to the world and is shared by all the ministers. However, the East Palace is the reserve of the country and should be cultivated strictly from an early age. Therefore, your majesty should give up your love and order the imperial court to establish a Zhan Shifu.

, You Chunfang, to assist the prince, this place is the king of the country and the father of all people..."

The content of the memorial is much the same as yesterday, but the logic is clearer. In this memorial, Zhu Gelao listed several reasons.

First, leaving the cabinet without preparing a government violates the ancestral system and violates etiquette and law.

Secondly, leaving the cabinet without preparing a government will cause the prince to only study the classics and righteousness, and not understand government affairs, and gradually become a corrupt Confucian, or he may not be able to build a scholar.

Third, leaving the cabinet without preparing a government will make people in the world question the emperor's intention to save money, which will hinder the stability of the country.

but……

"Your Majesty, I think this is completely unreasonable and far-fetched. It is actually a bad intention."

As Zhu Jian finished speaking, voices of opposition immediately arose in the court hall.

The speaker is not an unknown person, but a member of the official department.

Speaking of Master Yu, he usually has little reputation in the court.

However, he has a dazzling identity as a subordinate official of Prince Xin's Mansion!

It should be said that since Hongwu, under the premise that the court suppressed the vassal kings, being a royal official often meant that the official career had come to an end.

However, fate is so magical.

With the Tumu Fortress incident, the original gloomy official career suddenly turned into a prosperous one.

Prince Tan's Mansion originally had two chief historians, one as a preceptor, one as a companion, a chief judge, two deputy judges, and a middle official, Cheng Jing.

After the emperor ascended the throne, all these people were put into the Cabinet Department for training.

However, this is also what the ministers admire about the emperor, that is, when employing people, he will never be nepotistic.

When the imperial court was in turmoil, he did not rush to place his own people in important positions, but used them according to their talents.

Two long-time officials from the Imperial Academy, Yi Ming and Yang Zhu, were sent to other places to serve as prefects.

Other supervisors or royal officials who were trained by the government, such as Yang Yu, Yu Gang and others, were placed in the Sixth Department to take charge.

Yu Yan and Zhu Fu had better luck and were sent to the Metropolitan Procuratorate as censors.

But in short, the official grades are not very high.

After these people got their official positions, they did good and bad things, but what surprised all the officials was that as the emperor's potential ministers, they did not receive any preferential treatment. Even during the inspection of the capital by the Ministry of Personnel,

The assessments for these people are very harsh.

For example, Yang Yu, Yu Gang, and Zhu Fu, although their performance is not excellent, they are still pretty good. If they raise their hands and give an excellent evaluation, there is no problem in promoting them to the first level.

However, in the end, they only received a mediocre evaluation and remained in their original positions.

Only Yu Yan went to the front line to escort the baggage at the height of Oara's attack. He even personally supported a pass on the way and took the lead in repelling a group of Oara's cavalry, which was a great achievement.

Under this background, he reluctantly passed the evaluation of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and got a middle or upper grade evaluation. He was transferred from the supervisory censor to the six subjects, and his appointment was given to Shizhong.

You must know that when Yu Yan was sent to the Metropolitan Procuratorate as a censor, the court had objections because Yu Yan was not from a formal imperial examination, but from a student supervisor.

In other words, it is the so-called "turbid current", and the officials of science and technology have always been exclusive to the clear stream.

However, because of Yu Yan's identity as an old minister of Qiandi, no one said anything in the end. However, as he risked his life on the front line again and again and made military exploits as a civil servant, he was impeached in court again and again.

Speaking out, everyone has to admit that this Master Yu has real talent and learning.

Therefore, even the most closed Qingliu circle finally slowly accepted him. Otherwise, it would not be so easy for Yu Yan to secure his position in the matter.

However, Yu Yan definitely has the ability, but his stance must also be naturally destined.

Therefore, as soon as he opened his mouth, the eyes of everyone in the court were focused on him.

Yu Yan stood in the hall, but without any fear, he spoke.

"There are three things that Mr. Zhu Ge said. One of them is etiquette. This is a matter of the Ministry of Rites. Yesterday, the great uncle already said that the ceremony of leaving the palace in the East Palace is based on the etiquette and ceremony. There is nothing inflexible. Yu believes that,

Regarding matters of etiquette and ceremony, no one can be more convincing than what Grand Uncle Zong said, right?"

After the words fell, there was also movement from the Ministry of Rites.

Mr. Hu didn't sleep today. While the courtiers all had dark circles under their eyes, he was in high spirits.

Holding the wat tablet in his hand, Hu Hui stepped forward at the right time and reported.

"Your Majesty, after the old minister returned to the ministry yesterday, he reconvened the ministry meeting. Now the detailed protocol for the crown prince's coming out of the cabinet has been taken shape. To prevent any accidents, I have drafted two protocol notes. No matter whether the outcome of today's court meeting is for His Highness to prepare the palace for the prince,

, the Ministry of Etiquette can handle it according to the etiquette notes, please see your Majesty."

After saying this, Mr. Hu presented a thick memorandum and handed it to the chamberlain who came down the imperial steps. After a while, he placed it on the imperial desk.

Looking at the memorial in front of him, Zhu Qiyu raised his hand and flipped through it, feeling speechless.

This old guy... really knows how to rely on his old age!

At this time, Hu Hui stood up and presented the ritual note, which actually supported Yu Yan's statement.

However, he happened to point out that there were two ritual notes, which meant that the two were not helping each other.

However, this is indeed in line with Hu Hui's character.

He has always kept a low profile in the court. If Li Xian had not gone too far in court yesterday, he would not have been so angry.

However, angry as hell, it is impossible for Hu Hui to change his position because of Li Xian.

This note is his response to the incident in the East Palace.

Not taking the initiative, not helping, not causing trouble, not being responsible.

Whatever the outcome of the court discussion, the Ministry of Rites will recognize the outcome and implement it faithfully, but will not participate in the decision-making.

Sure enough, after handing over the memorial, Mr. Hu bowed and returned to the courtroom as if he had completed his task.

Seeing this situation, the officials had different expressions. Wang Wen looked angry, but Zhu Jian looked happy.

Yu Yan, who was still in the main hall, frowned, but he knew in his heart that he could not interfere with the decisions made by ministers of Hu Hui's level.

So, after calming down, Yu Yan continued.

"What Grand Uncle Zong said has been heard by all the civil and military officials. There is no difficulty in etiquette when leaving the palace in the East Palace. Therefore, what Zhu Ge said in the memorial is not in line with etiquette and has no basis to rely on."

Saying this, Yu Yan gradually regained his own momentum and said.

"As for the second point, Mr. Zhu Ge said that not being prepared for official duties will make the prince a rotten scholar. It is even more nonsense. I would like to ask, which family's children began to be exposed to national affairs at the age of three?"

"Even though the prince is the crown prince, he is still just a child. Mr. Zhu Ge only saw the disaster of Jianwen. Did he ever see that at his current age, His Highness is unable to control government affairs?"

"There is one last thing. Yu just wants to ask, His Majesty is saintly and benevolent, and he has devoted himself to the Prince of the East Palace. How did Mr. Zhu Ge see that His Majesty has the intention to save money?"

After saying these words, Yu Yan became more and more powerful.

At the end of his words, he took two steps forward, stood opposite Zhu Jian, and said with a stern look.

"Mr. Zhu Ge, the emperor has been very kind to you and relied on you for promotion many times. However, as soon as you entered the cabinet, you started a party dispute and stirred up public opinion in the court. Now you ignore the current situation of the East Palace and forcefully prepare the East Palace. What's worse, What is your intention in slandering Your Majesty and insulting the Holy Spirit?"

Facing Yu Yan's questioning, Zhu Jian was very calm.

He knew in his heart that the reasons he had put forward were not sufficient, and Yu Yan's rebuttal was not unreasonable.

However, since he dared to do this, he was not completely unsure.

With a slight smile, Zhu Jian spoke.

"Master Yu, you don't need to give me a big hat. The East Palace is a treasure house, so you should be cautious in making arrangements. What's more, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty are uncles and nephews, not father and son. Therefore, there has been a lot of discussion among the people about this. I naturally It is clear that the emperor is a saint and a man of kindness, but the people in the countryside are ignorant and unable to understand the Sacred Heart. It is for this reason that I suggested that your Majesty prepare a palace for His Royal Highness to make the Sacred Heart clear."

"As for whether His Highness the Crown Prince is young and can bear the weight of government affairs, the Emperor was even younger than His Highness the Crown Prince is today when he left the cabinet. There are precedents to follow, so what's wrong?"

When these words were said, a discussion immediately arose among the courtiers.

This Mr. Zhu Ge...
To be continued...