Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Nine Decisions
My throne was obtained from usurping the throne, and my sons were restless in their bones. From Su Dian ten years ago to Su Bi, Su Yi and Su Ren now, as long as they have the strength, they want to use force to usurp the throne of the Dashun Dynasty.
At noon on the fifth day of the August lunar month, the palace.
This is a morning court meeting that connects the Wu Dynasty. The scale of the court meeting has grown from dozens of officials to more than 300 at noon. Officials have been gathered under the imperial edict. This is also a court meeting without court meetings. The venue for the court meeting was not in the palace, but outside the Yaqian Hall. The officials were not standing or kneeling, but sitting in the open space at the gate of the courtyard in three or five. The emperor was in the Yaqian Hall, and only the ministers summoned could enter.
The mourning clothes for the national mourning were still in progress, and the ministers attending the meeting only symbolically wrapped their heads with white cloth. The relatives of the royal family also wrapped their arms with black veil.
The body of the old emperor had been moved to Zhengying Palace. At this time, those who could sit in the Yaqian Hall were the absolute important officials under the Xinhuang. In addition to the right prime minister Yuan Bolang and Liu Yu, there were also ministers from various departments, Su Yi and Chai Jin, the young ministers of the capital who were responsible for the security of Chang'an City. As the fourth princess of the ruling faction, Su Bi was also among them. There was also a person with the lowest official position and a woman, because she was a female official in the inner court and was responsible for the comfort of the concubines, so she stayed. Her stay was also because of Liu Yu's insistence, because in terms of etiquette and law, she knew no less than that of a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and that was Qu Ning, who was knowledgeable and talented, highly regarded by himself.
The major events of the whole country are being discussed in the Yaqian Hall.
There are three major events, one is the funeral of the former emperor and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven by the new emperor. Originally, the Minister of Rites was there, so these issues were not needed to be considered too much. The Ministry of Rites followed the old rules. But so far, the whereabouts of Qian Hui, the Minister of Rites, remained a mystery. Liu Yu even suspected that this person had a copy of the will of the will in his hand and sent additional people to search the city of Chang'an.
There were not many obstacles to the discussion of the national funeral. It was planned to use the right prime minister Yuan Bolang to temporarily serve as the Minister of Rites to preside over all matters, and to use the fourth princess as the deputy. This also shows the close relationship between the new emperor and the fourth princess, and dispel the outside world's doubts. Yuan Bolang was originally from the Minister of Rites, and the matters of the Ministry of Rites can be said to be familiar with the matters of the Ministry of Rites. As for the stupid Chai Jin, he just ran around and helped, and his ability would not affect the holding of the ceremony.
Liu Yu had no objection to the candidate for the presidency of the Guoshen, but only questioned one detail, which was the burial of the concubine.
Earlier, Mrs. Yi had just died of anger and followed the old emperor's pace. The dead man asked the dead to bury Liu Yu with him, but Yuan Bolang's opinion was to let all the concubines be buried with him, including the concubines who gave birth to children. Yuan Bolang's proposal was not only refuted by Liu Yu, but even the fourth princess joined Liu Yu without hesitation.
The most important thing that Su Bi will admit Su Yan's throne was that his mother was threatened, not that he was threatened by Liu Yu, but that he was threatened by the complex situation. The poisoning case was just the fuse of the power struggle. If Su Bi had not inherited the throne, whoever became the emperor would have used this matter to suppress her, especially the victim, Mrs. Yi's son, Su Zhe, King of Chu.
No emperor would allow a powerful political enemy to exist beside him. How can others snore by his bed?
Although Su Bi coveted power, she knew she was a woman and was not as powerful as her brothers in her father's mind. She was originally worried about her mother's safety, especially when Liu Yu revealed that the emperor wanted to pass the throne to the King of Chu. What she unexpectedly expected was Su Yan, who Su Yan did not have much idea to listen to his master's words, and Liu Yu was exactly the ally she thought she could trust. Su Bi's trust in Liu Yu comes from two aspects, one was Liu Yu's idle personality, and the other was Liu Yu's affection for the fourteenth princess. A romantic ghost always did his best for the mother of his beloved woman.
Liu Yu was indeed arguing with reason. He ignored Yuan Bolang's face and scolded Yuan Bolang for being pedantic in public. His aggressive words even made Yuan Bolang, who had always been arrogant, blushed and speechless. Su Bi was a little surprised. He felt that the serious man in front of him looked like a person, a person who also liked to scold others - herself.
"Two, please calm down." In the end, the one who persuaded peace became Su Bi himself.
Seeing that the Right Prime Minister and his master were about to be in harmony, Su Yan hurriedly persuaded him: "Prime Minister Yuan, Commander Liu... It's better to discuss this matter in the future, don't hurt the harmony."
When it comes to "in the future", it is likely to be left alone. Once you let go of the funeral, you can't mention it again. Originally, Yuan Bolang was very persistent, but when he saw Liu Yu and Su Bi's attitude, he knew that there would be no final decision in this matter, and no daughter would send her mother to death. Yuan Bolang thought that there were still many things to be finalized today, so he could only compromise.
The second major discussion was followed, namely the appointment and removal of officials and the public security of Chang'an City.
This proposal seems very important, but there are not many things that really need to be discussed. It is nothing more than keeping officials in their current position intact. As for the public security in Chang'an City, it is also a discussion on when to contact Chang'an City's martial law will restore people's lives to normal.
It seemed as if everything was natural, but Liu Yu suggested that martial law be lifted now, but he only strictly checked and asked the past people at various city gates. This point has basically been recognized by most people, but Yuan Bolang only had another opinion.
Maybe he felt dissatisfied, Liu Yu was more serious, no matter why he was in the opinion of the people. It was a general trend to quickly restore the public security in Chang'an City to prevent people from panic, but Yuan Bolang insisted that the national funeral was a ceremony and that the people in Chang'an City were to be filial. During the national funeral, weddings were not allowed, and entertainment activities should be stopped. Most theaters in the archway streets of the Chu Pavilion and Jinchangfang, Nancheng must also be closed, and curfews must be imposed at night.
Yuan Bolang quoted classics and proposed many precedents. Liu Yu did not want to worry about this little thing. He had not been long for half a month. He didn't care about this matter.
The last thing under this issue is the disposal of King Jin. King Jin himself is also a court official. Now he openly despises the will of the will and plots to become emperor is a crime of rebellion. With the criminal record of the third prince and the fifth prince, this matter is much easier to handle. In the future, the life of house arrest will accompany the King Jin for a long life. Unless he can get the king's pardon, it will be more than ten years or even decades later.
The third major event is border war.
The old emperor had just appointed Liu Zhao, the Marquis of Dingguo, as the commander of the State, and He Mao was the deputy commander to be the commander of the Turks. Liu Zhao was impatient and rushed to the border less than half a month after receiving the order. He was sending a message back to ask for military pay and food pay, and swearing that he would pacify the Turks in one fell swoop, so that the north would no longer have any border troubles. Originally, Liu Zhao's ability was unquestionable, and whether to pacify the Turks was not determined or not, but with the current current financial situation of the court, even Guanzhong's ability to relieve droughts was not met, let alone launching a war that took a long time to take the initiative.
You can't afford to fight, but you can't afford to raise.
"Secretary Yuan, Commander Liu, do you think this battle should be fought?" Su Yan looked at Yuan Bolang with an ambiguous look, and then at Liu Yu.
Su Yan's refusal to seek help from the two of them was equivalent to admitting his side, with Yuan Bolang as the leader and Liu Yu as the right. This is only the pattern in the court. In terms of private matters, Su Yan prefers to listen to Liu Yu's opinions because he admires Liu Yu's abilities to the point where he cannot be further enhanced.
"Why not fight?" Yuan Bolang raised his proud head, "I think my great country has been provoked by the Hu tribe and has been repeatedly invaded on the border. Shouldn't they let the dynasty know the military power of this dynasty? Furthermore, this is the national policy left by the previous emperor, so the emperor should not change it at will."
Liu Yu was extremely ashamed. This was because he was not in charge of the family and did not know that the firewood and rice were expensive. Speaking of which, Yuan Bolang was not a material for being the right prime minister at all. In governing the country, he could not compare with people like Xu Han. The most advantage he had over all officials was his loyalty. The old emperor appointed him as the right prime minister at this time because of his loyalty.
Having said that, if Yuan Bolang's loyalty could be used as military rations, Liu Yu would definitely send him to the front line to work hard on the army as soon as possible.
Liu Yu carefully considered the words and said, "Emperor, the drought in Guanzhong has not been lifted yet, so this matter should be listed first. As for attacking the Turks, the Marquis of Ding should be allowed to do so within their capacity."
"Yes, yes, yes." Su Yan immediately agreed, "The Marquis of Dingguo should be allowed to do what he can. Yuan Xiang is worse than just this matter."
The ministers did not expect Su Yan to reject the plan to attack the Turks so soon and no longer listened to the opinions of others. They did not know that Su Yan had been on the battlefield, saw the tragic battlefield, and knew that war was not casual and fun.
Chapter completed!