On August 10, the morning service was held as scheduled.
Emperor Taichang Zhu Changluo insisted on handling government affairs despite his illness, appointed a large number of officials to fill vacancies, and promoted and transferred local governors and other positions one by one.
Moreover, he still adheres to the attitude of learning from Liu Bei and is eclectic to all factions.
It not only recruited Zou Yuanbiao, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong and other Donglin Party members, but also promoted Sun Ruyou, Qi Shijiao, Guan Yingzhen and others who were once classified as Zhejiang Party, Qi Party and Chu Party.
In the ten days since he ascended the throne, on the surface it seems that he will be in a balanced and orderly manner.
Zhu Youxiao knew that this was just an appearance. Even if his father and chief assistant Fang Congzhe intended to balance the parties, the radicals among the parties might not buy it.
Especially the most trouble-making people in Donglin...
Looking at the large red, blue, and green official uniforms in the team, with white mourning cloths tied on their heads, I couldn't find anyone for a while.
No matter, there is no need to show your true intentions now and put on a good show to impress the ministers. After all, this is the first time you have made a public appearance.
The ministers standing in the front row all paid attention to their father and son.
When I saw Emperor Taichang, I felt that it had only been ten days, but his face looked very bad, and sometimes he even coughed violently.
I hope His Majesty will recover soon.
Looking at the prince standing aside, many ministers were surprised.
This prince is very handsome and majestic, with a confident and upright expression, which is completely opposite to the rumors that he was weak and unconfident.
It seems that the rumors are absolutely unbelievable.
But it is true that His Majesty is sick now. Is the news that Concubine Zheng presented eight beauties to His Majesty with weight loss and illness true or false?
Just looking at Taichang, I thought it must be true, but when I saw the prince and remembered the fallacy of the previous rumors, I thought it might be false.
Many ministers are thinking about the rumors.
Yang Lian stood in the team of officials, not at the front, but he still observed the situation of Taichang and the prince.
"There is no liquidation of old ministers, only appointments to fill the vacancies... The positions of the righteous people in the Donglin Party are very low, and those mediocre officials still occupy high positions."
"I have something to report!"
Everyone looked according to the voice and it was Sun Ruyou, the new Minister of Rites.
"Your Majesty, I, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, should move to the Qianqing Palace. Your Majesty is still living in the Ciqing Palace, and the late emperor's concubine Zheng is living in the Qianqing Palace. There are indeed many things wrong. Zheng should be moved to the palace as soon as possible, and Your Majesty should be moved to the Qianqing Palace."<
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The Minister of Rites proposed that this was his duty, so it was difficult for Emperor Taichang to answer.
Because Concubine Zheng is waiting to be crowned the Queen Mother. If she moves to another palace before sealing it, she will have to consider where to move. Whether it is Cining Palace where the Queen Mother should live, or moving to another palace, there are many considerations.
Emperor Taichang certainly could not agree to Concubine Zheng moving out directly at this time. This would give him a reputation as ruthless and unfilial, and would go against his original intention.
Of course, it is not easy to directly designate Concubine Zheng as the Queen Mother. Wanli wanted to designate Concubine Zheng as the Empress. This was what he said when he was entrusting the orphan.
As for the posthumous edict to make her the Queen Mother, it was not made public for fear of having a bad impact. Many of the Ming Dynasty emperor's posthumous edicts were revised and processed by courtiers. This time, the Wanli edict named Zheng Guifei the Queen Mother was temporarily hidden in the palace.
If it is announced directly, I am afraid that the court will cause an uproar. The Donglin Party and others will criticize the first assistant Fang Congzhe, accusing him of colluding with Zheng Guifei and pretending to seek the queen mother for Zheng Guifei.
Even if Taichang approves the imperial edict, Fang Congzhe and Zheng Guifei will definitely be criticized and framed.
The reason is very simple. When Wanli was here, Concubine Zheng and Wanli behind her were enemies of the court. Now that Wanli is dead, in the eyes of the ministers, Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant, is himself a clay Buddha crossing the river, and he has just covered Concubine Zheng.
If so, just get it for him.
The most terrifying thing about party disputes is not that regions unite to protect each other, but that they try to catch up with everything and create trouble.
This phenomenon has become a system in the late Ming Dynasty.
Some people say it sucks, the only way to kill is to kill.
He also felt that magic could be used to deal with magic.
Sun Ruyou talked eloquently for half an hour, still eloquent and not feeling thirsty at all.
Is Concubine Zheng so hated?
Of course not, it’s just that she has a high status and no backing. No matter how you deal with her, you have to deal with her from the moral high ground, and she can also make the emperor owe someone a favor.
Of course, these smart civil servants will rush to do it.
No, Sun Ruyou, leader of the Zhejiang Party, fired ahead of the Donglin Party.
If the Donglin Party opens its mouth again, it will only follow in the footsteps of the Zhejiang Party, unless it can accomplish greater things and achieve more achievements.
Zhu Youxiao understood it immediately.
It's not that the Zhejiang Party and the Donglin Party are uniting on this matter, but that they are competing to see who can make greater achievements.
Sun Ruyi was very exaggerated, saying that Concubine Zheng was ambitious in occupying the Qianqing Palace, and also said that Taichang's illness was caused by someone occupying the Qianqing Palace's dragon energy, which caused the royal luck to be affected by outsiders, so the evil energy entered the body and caused illness.<
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But no one stood up to criticize the absurd parts.
Emperor Taichang was suffering from a headache. Hearing these promises, he couldn't help but feel sorry for the sages, so he had to cough all the time.
Liu Yijing, the second assistant to the cabinet, added: "Your Majesty, if there is really a villain in the harem who is causing trouble and slandering Concubine Zheng, I, the upright minister, will definitely protect your Majesty!"
As soon as he spoke, Donglin also expressed his position on behalf of the Zhejiang Party and Donglin. The Zhejiang Party and Donglin were the most popular, and many civil servants' eyes lit up, and they rushed to express their position regardless of faction.
Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Li Ruhua, the minister of household affairs, Huang Jiashan, the minister of the war ministry, and Huang Kezuan, the minister of the criminal ministry, looked at each other in confusion.
Seeing them making a fool of themselves, Zhou Jiamo, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, felt ridiculed in his heart. He stood up and said in public that he would not insult the late emperor's entrustment and allow his majesty to be in charge of the Qing palace.
Zhu Youxiao remained silent, looking at the civil servants in the imperial court and feeling funny in his heart.
You want to muddy the waters, right?
Then I will use my strength to make the situation even more chaotic.
"My son, I have something to report!"
As the prince's loud voice sounded, all the civil servants suddenly fell silent.
This is the Ming Prince speaking. Today is his first appearance. Everyone wants to know what the future master of the Ming Dynasty will say.
Yang Lian's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he quickly looked at Zhou Jiamo in the front row. They had an unknown premonition.
Contrary to Yang Lian, Fang Congzhe, Li Ruhua, Huang Jiashan, and Huang Kezuan breathed a sigh of relief at first. They knew that the prince was very powerful. However, they suddenly felt nervous inside, fearing that these nonsense would stain the prince's reputation.
"If you dare to offend the prince, I won't be able to stand it any longer." British Duke Zhang Weixian glanced at the civil servants unkindly.
No one in the Wu Xun queue made a sound just now, but that doesn’t mean they pretended not to hear.
As the first martial artist, Zhang Weixian knew in his heart that some civil servants were trying to gain fame and reputation, or even making a fuss out of a molehill.
When this matter came to Concubine Zheng, he just watched it.
If he offends the prince, especially if he will use himself as a lecturer in the near future, then the British prince will not stand idly by.
Although quarrels are no match for civil servants, when the royal family is insulted, it becomes more than just a quarrel.
"Don't be afraid! I'm here!" Zhang Weixian gave Zhu Youxiao a firm look as support.
Of course Zhu Youxiao noticed it, and he would also give it a firm look.
Then he walked out, turned around, and told the civil servants with a very confident expression: No, it’s not possible at all~