The fish belly is white in the east, the night fades, and the sky dawns.
In front of the Qinzheng Hall, officials in red, purple, crimson and lake green lined up in two teams, and under the guidance of the eunuchs, headed towards the Qinzheng Hall.
Qian Qianyi, as the eldest of the six tribes, walked in front of the civilian team. Dong Cheng, as the highest military attache, walked in front of the generals. Cao Hua, dressed in a royal robe, followed Dong Cheng.
After three calls and six obeisances, Li Qing went to court and began to perform his duties.
Qian Qianyi stood in front of everyone with his head lowered. After the female officer shouted that there was something going on early, he rolled up his sleeves and thought about going out to report something.
"Your Majesty!"
Zhou Yuan's low cry came from behind, causing Qian Qianyi to take back his stepped foot.
The prince is here?
Looking up, I saw that there was an additional seat next to His Majesty's throne, which was slightly lower than His Majesty's seat. The person sitting upright was the prince who made me fear him.
Calmly, he kicked the hem of his robe, as if to straighten it out, and then put his foot back.
Qian Qianyi knew clearly in his heart that the prince was not as kind as his majesty. If the prince knew about what he had asked for, he should not go any further, for fear that the prince would immediately remove his official hat.
In the past, Qian Qianyi always took the lead in making decisions. In order to highlight his position as the leader of civil servants, Qian Qianyi suppressed several civil servants who dared to take action before him.
In the court hall, it became eerily quiet.
Ministers, you look at me and I look at you. None of them have any intention of taking the lead. If there is no big problem, the prince will definitely not go to court. Now that the prince is going to court, it means that something big has happened.
Dani left work and spoke:
"I have this note. The Bird Division of the Ordnance Mansion has exhausted the special gold needed to make the internal information conversion cabinet. In the past few months, I, Mr. Yu from the Ministry of Works, and Mr. Dong Cheng from the Ministry of War have written letters urging them to speed up the provision of special funds.
But so far, no one has been supplied.”
Qian Qianyi was shocked when he heard this. Here he comes. The reason for the prince to go to court is now known.
Wang Dani is a direct descendant of the prince. In the past, when she went to court, she was always a boring gourd with no shit. Now she dared to do something before everyone else. It must have been arranged by the prince.
This matter has something to do with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, and has nothing to do with the Ministry of Rites. I will be a coward first and see how Yu Wei and Dong Cheng deal with it.
On the throne, Li Qing glanced at Su Lu and said:
"Special funds are related to the imperial government's plans and are indispensable. The territory in western Liaoning is restricted by the Ministry of Works. The Ministry of Works is also responsible for the deployment of personnel. Please tell me what to do about the remaining positions."
Yu Wei felt a shiver in his heart. He didn't take the matter of special gold seriously at all. He just used it up as much as he could.
After leaving the class and standing still, I said respectfully:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the reserves of the special gold mine are limited. Once the mining is exhausted, the mine will naturally stop. I will remove the personnel and tools and close the abandoned mine as ordered."
Su Lu suddenly spoke:
"Master Yu, let's put it this way, not only have you done nothing wrong, but you have actually made meritorious deeds."
Yu Wei didn't dare to raise his head, but he still said it bravely:
"Your Majesty has learned clearly that I will act according to the rules, and everything I do will be based on the regulations. I dare not claim my merits, but naturally I will not make any mistakes."
Su Lu pinched his forehead and was a little angry, but he didn't know how to reprimand Yu Wei. The dignified six ministers actually came to argue with me about doing things according to the system.
Li Qing was afraid that Su Lu would become angry, so he hurriedly said:
"Dong Cheng, the importance of special gold. As the Minister of the Ministry of War, you should naturally understand in your heart how much impact the use of this special gold will have on the Ordnance Mansion. The mineral veins on Interben Island and the mineral veins in Mali Land belong to you.
What do you have to say about the management of the Ministry of War?"
Dong Cheng came out of the queue, raised the sleeves of his robe, knelt down on the ground, took off his official hat, and kowtowed to the ground:
"I am guilty of failing to know in time that the special gold vein was exhausted and failing to propose a countermeasure. I deserve death."
Li Qing nodded. Dong Cheng had a good attitude. He admitted his mistake first and did not mean to shirk responsibility at all. Then when he compared it with the others, the difference was huge.
Su Lu nodded and gave instructions:
"Dong Cheng, I understand that your Ministry of War is busy with affairs. In order to reduce your burden, I have separated the Ordnance Office and the General Staff Office and set up two ministers for you. Why are you still busy?"
Dong Cheng's body trembled and he lay on the ground, unable to say a word.
Cao Hua left work, clasping his fists and bowing his head:
"I am guilty. Since I joined the Ministry of War, I have not shared affairs with Mr. Dong. I have lived up to the high expectations of the prince and your majesty. Regarding the special fund, I have already seen the reports from Mali and Yingte that the special fund is about to be exhausted. I have also
Special personnel were assigned to re-survey, but so far, there is no result."
"Therefore, I dare not speak out, please punish me, Your Majesty."
Su Lu waved his hand:
"Dong Cheng, Cao Hua, get up and go away. I will talk to you about the Ministry of War matters later."
"Yu Wei, you think you are not guilty, right?"
Yu Wei had already realized that something was wrong, but it was even more impossible for him to take back what he just said, and he would not continue to be the minister, so he spoke:
"Your Majesty has learned clearly that I will act according to the rules. I have nothing to say."
"Click"
Su Lu slapped the armrest of the chair, causing the armrest to shatter and sawdust flying.
Su Lu stood up, walked to the imperial steps, and looked at the rest of the audience:
"good very good."
"Your Majesty, I am unhappy with you now. From now on, I will remove you from the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry and hand it over to the Three Law Departments to examine your faults. Are you convinced by my ability to control you?"
The rest of them were speechless, not knowing what to say for a long time.
Two imperial guards came forward, knocked off Yu Shi's official robe, stripped him of his official robe, and dragged him out.
Qian Qianyi looked at Yu who was being dragged away, with cold sweat on the back of his head. Thinking about the past in this court, he argued with His Majesty without caring about the Emperor's face. If the Prince knew about it, he would probably fight with Yu.
Each one will end up the same.
The conspiracy with several ministers seems to have been leaked out. In the past few days, no, in the past few months, I must not come forward again.
Old God Zhou Yuan was standing there. Fortunately, he was a direct descendant of the prince. Qian Qianyi and his gang had no dealings with him. He had never argued with his majesty and ruined the face of the Tian family.
For a time, everyone in the imperial court was thinking about what they had done in the past and did not dare to take any action.
Su Lu continued to give instructions:
"Instructions are being sent to Dingxiang Guards, Secret Guards, and Rebels to do their best to explore the mineral veins in various places. If special gold veins are discovered, report them immediately."
"Send an order to all the state capitals and send letters to all places to collect information on special gold veins. If anyone provides information, a reward will be given. If the vein is discovered, a heavy reward will be given, including a knighthood."
As soon as Su Lu finished speaking, the ministers standing in the court were a little excited and wanted to express their opinions. However, thinking of Su Lu's arrogance, they all held back the words they wanted to blurt out, and their faces turned red from holding back.
The new chief minister, Li Li, came out and said:
"Your Majesty, I think that the title is too heavy. Searching for mineral veins is just a coolie job, so it is not appropriate to grant me a title."
A large number of ministers came forward, and civil servants stood up one after another to refute Su Lu's decision to confer a title.
"No title can be awarded except for military merit. How can the merit of finding mineral veins be the same as military merit?"
"If the reward is too generous, I am afraid that the good people in the world will take advantage of it and the world will be unfair."
"The reward is too generous. This is not a reward, but actually a harm to those who are looking for mineral veins."
Various sounds filled the court.
Su Lu returned to the chair and sat down, waving his hands.
Su Ge spoke immediately, his voice overwhelming the courtiers.
"If the ministers have something to do, they will report it early, and if there is nothing to do, they will withdraw from the court."
