The East Palace is still being renovated, and the subordinate officials of the East Palace are not yet fully equipped. Even the crown prince's canonization ceremony has not been held yet. But the prince has already taken up his post.
The side hall of the Imperial Study Room is a place reserved for the East Palace to temporarily conduct errands.
The weather is too cold, and the renovation of the East Palace will take time, and it is impossible to start work in the dead of winter.
Since there is no East Palace, if it is given to subordinate officials, where should they be asked to work?
Taking this into consideration, the canonization ceremony had to be moved back.
But now that there is a prince, the prince has to appear in front of the ministers and start working.
But being so close to the emperor, who would go to the prince for what? It’s not impressive enough.
All morning, the side hall was deserted, and there was no report.
When Emperor Wen Zhao was free, he asked Lu Cheng: "Didn't the cabinet pass the document?"
No.
Emperor Wen Zhao frowned, but remained speechless and looked back at his book.
Lu Cheng asked in a low voice, "Do you want me to give you a few words?"
No! Ruth had to go on her own.
Fourth Master read books all morning and was left hanging all morning.
The people waiting in the main hall did not dare to breathe. I don’t know how many people were waiting to see His Highness’s joke.
Fourth Master sighed in his heart, that's how things are in the world, if you don't eat after a toast, you will have to drink as a penalty.
He clicked on the box on the table and looked at Shi Jian: "Go to the cabinet and hand this box over to the cabinet. I just say that the cabinet is in charge of disaster relief affairs and is aware of the difficulties in the court. This is a strategy to attract others. Please consider it, your lords."
Shi Jian glanced at the box, held it in both hands, and then went on an errand with the help of others.
The cabinet ministers were busy in the mission room, but Shi Jian came to find him, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an oral message——"
Each cabinet has its own bureau. Now with this outcry, the officials above and below dare not to notify the cabinet? That’s the crown prince!
Cheng Han, as the chief assistant, hurried out and waited for everyone to arrive before he took the lead and knelt down, waiting for the decree to be announced.
Shi Jian followed Lu Cheng's example and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has issued an edict. The cabinet is in charge of disaster relief affairs. Knowing the difficulties faced by the imperial court, this is a plan to attract others. Please consider it!" After saying this, he handed the box to the opponent's hand and said, "My lords.
Please get up, things have been handed over, farewell."
After that, he really left.
Cheng Han held the box and thought to himself, what kind of idea was this? It seemed like it was sealed so tightly.
The five cabinet ministers gathered together and opened the box. But what were they thinking? This prince who had been left hanging and didn't know how to get close to him had sent this thing. What should I say?
Too eager!
At least it's quiet, and when everything in the East Palace is settled, it won't be too late to start messing around again.
To be honest, in this way, I have fallen behind. Faintly, I am somewhat disappointed with this prince.
Mr. Wan Shengwan followed him to the Liao Kingdom. In fact, he felt that His Highness was a very calm person. Why was he so restless this time? He urged, "Since it is the East Palace's plan, how can we wait for it? Mr. Cheng,
Let’s take a look first and then talk.”
Yes! Take a look first before talking.
Mr. Cheng is the chief assistant and can only be opened by him.
The box was opened, and inside was a pile of paper. It looked familiar, so I took it out and found a banknote.
I counted, one hundred and thirty-four thousand, eight hundred and fifty taels.
According to the prince's salary, after all these years of frugal spending, there won't be so much left over. Unless the rewards are also included. Look! There are some oddities, which makes people think that the prince's pocket must be less than fifty taels of silver.
But, disaster relief...what is this little money enough for?
I was about to say this, but immediately I felt something was wrong. Several people in the cabinet looked at each other and felt that things were not going to be handled well.
The prince's oral instructions said: This is a strategy to attract others, and the cabinet is asked to consider it.
There is no strategy here, only a stack of silver notes. Where did the silver notes come from? They are the prince's personal property.
So, what is the plan? Is it to ask everyone to pay for it?
You can't do this! You will offend people if you do this.
What can Cheng Han say? He closed the box. It doesn't matter whether this strategy can be adopted. What matters is that let's leave quickly. We have to see the prince.
Even if you can't do this, you still have to reply to the prince personally!
So, does it matter to the prince whether he is adopted or not? It doesn’t matter anymore!
Anyway, today, the cabinet has to go to see the prince.
So, brave enough to brave the wind and rain, please seek an audience with the prince.
The prince was very gentle and did not show off his face. He would see him when he came. When he saw him, he would sit down without any courtesy. When he sat down, he would ask, "But you are not considerate enough?"
That's not the case! Cheng Han said: "Since the time of the Chen Dynasty, there have been honors but no positions, and there have been positions but no honors. After all, there are only a few people in the imperial court who have honors. Most officials rely on their salaries to support their families...
"
The fourth master nodded slowly, "That's right! In this way, those who are employed have no spare money, and those who are unemployed have spare money."
Cabinet: "..." Although this is the truth, saying this seems a bit offending.
The fourth master waved his hand, "You are just gossiping! It has nothing to do with you adults. Recently, many of the senior ministers in the court have been paying attention to court affairs. I feel that you are still looking down on our meritorious ministers! All the elders are thinking about is the difficulty of conquering the country, and now
Seeing that it is not easy to defend the country, how can we remain indifferent. Gu Ya, I would like to treat you to a treat, and invite all of us old men over for tea." After that, he asked Mr. Cheng, "What is still missing for disaster relief now? How much silver is missing?
How many things?"
Mr. Cheng had to report to the prince how far the disaster relief had been and how it was done.
Others: "..." The prince knows everything he needs to know! Regardless of whether he is willing to report it or not, he must report it.
Then I heard the prince say, "In this case, Gu Xin will have an account. In this case, you ask the Sixth Department to send someone over. Please ask the Sixth Department to participate in the treat."
Not only did the cabinet come to see the prince, they also had to call the six ministries. Anyone who dared not to come would probably be punished.
After the cabinet came out, they looked at each other in confusion, and I couldn't tell what they felt.
Gao Yuanying said, "The prince has an oral order and asks the six ministries to go see him."
Yes! This directive was given to the cabinet, and they have to pass it on.
As for whether the Liubu Tang officials should go to see the prince themselves or send subordinate officials to see the prince, that is up to them.
But no one is stupid, so how dare you not go see me in person at this time?
Then in the afternoon, the side hall was busy. The Minister of Rites went in, the Minister of Personnel was still waiting, and the Minister of Hubu came soon after.
Lu Cheng reported to the Holy Emperor in a low voice. Emperor Wen Zhao chuckled and then turned serious, "Go and tell Dalang, Erlang, Wulang, Liulang, and Prince Ping to tell them not to do anything recently, just
Watch."
Watching?
Look! Emperor Wen Zhao sighed: "Watch what the prince does." Yes!
It seems that the prince is really busy. Officials from the Sixth Ministry are coming and going, as if he is very busy.
What are you busy with? It is said that His Highness the Crown Prince wants to treat a guest.
The Ministry of Officials compiled a list of names, and they all had them in hand.
The Ministry of Rites has a list of direct personnel in each mansion. This involves the inheritance of the title, how can we take it lightly? This is under their control. Their understanding of this is that the prince probably wants to see the population of each family and compare the property of each family.
, let’s estimate how much money anyone can afford.
The Ministry of Household Affairs has records of the acres of land that these honorable men were originally canonized. Now they are mainly sorting out this information and then estimating the income of these lands over the years.
What about the Ministry of Works? The Ministry of Works has records of the renovations of these mansions over the years. If you want to change the specifications of any mansion, you must report it to the Ministry of Works. After the changes are completed, officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites must jointly inspect them before they are deemed to be passed.
As for the Ministry of War, the Secretary of the Ministry of War must be a close confidant of Emperor Wen Zhao. The Fourth Master did not hide his words when he spoke to him, "I want a list of all the generals of these distinguished veterans. Who among the current generals were the former generals of these veterans?"
I’ll give you three days to see the detailed list.”
The Minister of War did not know what it meant, but how could he dare not respond to such solemnity?
After he agreed, he went to the Holy One and informed the Holy One of the prince's words.
Emperor Wen Zhao nodded, "What the prince says, you do."
The Secretary of the Ministry of War was heartbroken, something big was going to happen! He didn't dare to speak anymore and quietly left.
The Criminal Department is very close to the Fourth Master. The Fourth Master has supervised the Criminal Department for a short period of time, but they do have some friendship. The Fourth Master's attitude is naturally more intimate: "Collect the illegal things of these distinguished people over the years. No matter what.
Whether it’s true or false, collect it first! Don’t let the news leak out! You can tell the saint, but as for other people, you still have to keep it a secret. Once the news is leaked, it will ruin things..."
I’m here to see you!
The fourth master patted the other party's shoulder and said, "Go! Get busy!"
After being so busy for several days, the information was placed in front of the fourth master. The fourth master spent two days reading it. Then he posted a post and asked for a treat!
What guests are you inviting?
Even several princes and princesses received messages saying that the prince wanted to invite someone to tea, and all the nobles and nobles were invited.
The fourth princess threw the post away, "What are you worried about? What do you want me to do? Just say a few nice words and the matter will be settled? What you think is too simple."
Are you going then?
"Go! Your Highness the Crown Prince is having a treat, why not go?"
As the princess, Tongtong naturally has a post. It is different from the one used by Link. Each of them has their own post.
Han Siyuan played with this thing, and then asked Tongtong with a troubled expression, "You and the prince are on one side, and the eldest brother is on the other. What do you think I should do?"
Tongtong laughed, "How about brother? How about me and the prince? Don't worry, we are the same thing! This matter has nothing to do with taking sides. You have to go, there will be great excitement!"
Han Siyuan looked at her with a half-smile, "Who are you cheating on?"
Don't say that! I'm not trying to trick anyone, I just have big things to do.
Han Siyuan laughed and said, "What a loss for him! He kept the ministers in a daze. Who doesn't know the prince's methods now!" The six cabinet ministries and even the Privy Council were all circling around the prince.
The crown prince hasn't even officially been enthroned yet, but this is already the case. How can he deceive others?
Tongtong heard that Lord Xiao Yunxiao came to the house to find Link, and he was anxious to confess. He didn't want to side with the prince. In fact, the prince did this. We have to listen, let alone be passive and sabotage. In his words
He said, that is: "This Highness is very scary! Whether you like it or not, the path he has set must be followed without any room for negotiation." Then he said with a persuasive meaning: "This is
It’s a strategy that must win people’s hearts!”
Tongtong smiled behind the screen. As a prince, why do you want to buy people's hearts?
Everyone in the center of power can feel that the prince's behavior is so strange that it's hard to describe.
But those who are not in the center of power, but the invited veterans think: Look! The prince invites us to drink tea as soon as he comes. This is his attitude towards us! Then this kind of prince is a good prince. If the prince invites tea, he must be a member of the court.
If those ministers are not obedient, the prince cannot use them. Then we old ministers are very willing to let the prince use them!
So, everyone happily rushed to the palace to attend the prince's tea party with invitations in hand.
Many ministers watched these people go away in high spirits, and then stood on the side with hands and hands and whispered secretly: "This time they have to be peeled off!"
Peel off the skin? Haha! This guy in my family doesn’t peel off the skin and always swallows the bones together!