After the ink was slightly dry, Shen Lie picked up the secret decree and looked at it.
"According to God's destiny, the emperor issued an edict: He ordered Shen Lie, the manager of Dongchang's punishment department, to be the ambassador for locust control. He ordered Dongchang, Jinyiwei, all the guards, and all counties and prefectures... to obey the orders."
Shen Lie held the imperial edict in his hands and smiled so hard that his mouth twisted.
Although this was not the first time he had received an imperial edict, the last one was equivalent to a letter of appointment and was not strictly a formal edict.
This is the serious imperial edict!
what is this?
At this moment, Shen Lie was elated. Isn't this the legendary imperial envoy? Although he, as an imperial envoy, does not have Shang Fang's sword, nor does he have the legendary right to kill first and then report later.
But we can dispatch people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei.
This power is already boundless!
And if we really investigate, our emperor did not break the rules. After all, aren't Dongchang and Jinyiwei directly subordinate to the emperor?
Isn't it natural for the emperor to give secret orders to Dongchang and Jinyiwei?
At least in name only...
While Shen Lie was excited, he discovered something. There seemed to be something missing from the secret edict. There was no jade seal stamped on it.
Shen Lie's face became strange, and he muttered in his heart, what's the use of an imperial decree without a jade seal? Can it still be called an imperial decree?
But Shen Lie didn't dare to ask, so he had to pretend to hint: "Your Majesty... I always feel that there is something wrong with this imperial edict."
Where is the jade seal?
Under Shen Lie's hint, Zhu Yijun's face froze, and his brows couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Although he is now eighteen years old, he has not yet taken office.
Naturally, he is not qualified to use the jade seal.
And according to the system of the Ming Dynasty, the jade seal is not in his hands. Something as important as the jade seal has always been taken care of by the eunuch who holds the seal.
Even the Ming Dynasty had a set of strict regulations on the use of jade seals and the issuance of imperial edicts.
The emperor cannot issue imperial edicts casually!
Except for the appointment of Dongchang or Jinyiwei, or directly subordinate officials in the inner court, every imperial edict issued by the Emperor of Heaven must be reviewed by the cabinet.
After the cabinet agrees, it can be sent to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and then the Chief Eunuch of the Inner Court will stamp it with a jade seal. Only in this way can the process be completed.
If not.
That is the emperor’s destiny!
If the emperor dares to make arbitrary orders, he will be rejected by the cabinet. Such arbitrary orders are called Zhongzhi, but they are actually just a piece of waste paper.
At a time when the civil service group was strong enough, if the emperor's edict was not approved by the cabinet, he would not even be able to leave the Forbidden City and Wenhua Palace.
Especially for a young emperor like Zhu Yijun who has not yet taken charge of the government, he is even less qualified to issue an imperial edict...
But the emperor in question was the supreme commander of the Ming Dynasty.
Wouldn't something happen?
It is this self-contradictory system that gave birth to the Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and even Xichang directly under the emperor to become popular, bypassing the cabinet and directly killing ministers.
This is a long story to say.
In silence.
Zhu Yijun, who was a little embarrassed, gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "You come with me."
Shen Lie hurriedly said: "Yes."
Shen Lie responded and hurried out of Xiyuan with the emperor.
Surrounded by a large number of Dongchang guards, the group did not go to the Meridian Gate, but followed the side door that had just been opened a few months ago and took a shortcut into the deep palace.
Looking at the bright red palace walls and the densely packed courtyards, Shen Lie's eyelids kept twitching.
He felt something bad was going to happen.
Half an hour later.
Inner Court Ceremony Supervisor.
Several young eunuchs who were cleaning the floor in the Supervisor of Ceremonies looked up and saw the emperor. They were so frightened that they fell to the ground on the spot and shouted long live the emperor.
But Zhu Yijun didn't pay attention to them at all. Instead, he grabbed the imperial edict and strode towards the open door of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
Shen Lie and a group of Dongchang stall stalls were stunned. Look at me and I look at you. An idea popped up in their mind.
The emperor must be trying to steal the jade seal...
Shen Lie was frightened. When he looked at the group of Dongchang stalls standing behind him, their faces turned pale with fright. They all looked at the majestic hall.
Something big happened!
Shen Lie didn't care about anything else and hurriedly jumped in. At this moment, the hall was empty. Feng Bao seemed to have gone out for something.
This scene made Shen Lie sigh in relief. Fortunately, no one was there...
Then.
Then I saw the emperor striding towards the only table in the room. On that table, there was a large row of square boxes.
This made Shen Lie slightly stunned.
From his limited historical knowledge, he vaguely recalled that there seemed to be more than one jade seal of the Ming Dynasty, and it was not a jade seal passed down to the country.
It is said that the jade seal of the Kingdom has always been in the hands of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
Therefore, a total of twenty-four jade seals were produced before and after the Ming Dynasty to dilute this adverse effect. Now we can see the real thing.
As Zhu Yijun searched among the rows of jade seals, he quickly found a suitable one. He opened the box of the jade seal and picked up the seal inside.
He breathed another sigh of relief.
Then he put a heavy seal on the imperial edict.
At this moment, Shen Lie's mouth opened slightly not far away.
But Zhu Yijun didn't care, he walked over quickly and handed Shen Lie the imperial edict covered with jade seal.
Shen Lie instinctively took the imperial edict, then looked down and saw a bright red seal in the lower right corner, with bright red and simple seal script characters shining brightly.
"Respect Heaven and be diligent to the people."
Shen Lie held the imperial edict in his hand.
People are numb.
Zhu Yijun seemed to have accomplished something big. He patted the non-existent dust on his hands, and then said majestically to Shen Lie: "Go and do the work."
Shen Lie hurriedly bowed and said, "Yes."
After another moment.
The group came and went in a hurry.
The scene in the main hall of the Supervisor of Ceremonies is a bit strange.
a long time.
The door to the side hall just opened, and a little eunuch peered out, then turned back and whispered: "Ancestor... the emperor has left."
Feng Bao, who was flipping through a book in the side hall, nodded and said, "Yes."
Looking at his ancestor as if nothing had happened, the young eunuch did not dare to say anything more. He did not understand why his ancestor had to hide in advance when the emperor broke into the Chief of Ceremonies.
This isn't something he should worry about.
At noon.
Cheap square.
As Shen Lie hurried back, Tian Hong, Zhang Jingxiu and others quickly stood up while Tian Hong was dozing off. They watched as Shen Lie took out a bright yellow imperial edict from his arms and placed it on the table.
Then he stood aside with a smile.
Tian Hong's eyes flashed, and he carefully unfolded the imperial edict with trembling hands, looked at it, and then hurriedly paid homage.
"Hey, long live my emperor, long live him!"
He has been in Jinyiwei all his life, and apart from appointment documents, this is the first time he has seen a serious imperial edict.
Several of his subordinate flag officers also hurriedly bowed down and looked over with awe.
Shen Lie was feeling proud.
However, Zhang Jingxiu snatched the imperial edict and carefully studied it word by word. She understood the imperial edict and soon discovered something was wrong.
As her bright eyes lit up, she said in surprise: "This is... a random fate!"
Tian Hong was stunned and soon realized something.
The emperor personally selected someone from Dongchang without going through the cabinet review, and even openly appointed him as the locust control ambassador, and also asked local county and government officials to cooperate.
