Lin Yushi's words were so shocking that all the ministers were somewhat unable to recover.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Shangshu came out to announce: "I sincerely request the emperor to perform the canonization ceremony of the queen as soon as possible. Only in this way can the chaos be brought back to order by returning to the palace and taking charge of the phoenix seal."
As soon as this statement came out, all the ministers were even more shocked.
Xiao Shangshu is Xiao Yuhan’s biological father!
Xiao Yuhan had been an aggrieved empress for three years, and other courtiers had submitted memorials, asking the Queen Mother to return the Phoenix Seal. However, Xiao Shangshu remained silent.
Who would have thought that just a few days after the new emperor ascended the throne, Xiao Shangshu would be the first to step forward and perform the canonization ceremony for Queen Xie.
this……
The intention of surrendering to the emperor and empress is too obvious!
As soon as Xiao Shangshu finished speaking, the elderly Zhang Yuan stood up and said, "I think what Xiao Shangshu said is inappropriate. Not long after the late emperor was buried, Queen Xiao experienced the pain of losing her husband, and now she wants to give up her position as the queen of the middle palace.
, wouldn’t it just add salt to Queen Xiao’s wounds?”
"Does the Emperor have no respect or compassion for his widowed sister-in-law?"
Ministers: "..."
Xiao Shangshu requested that Empress Xie be crowned Queen, but the person who jumped out to stop him was Empress Dowager Yu's biological father.
The drama sung by Dachao today was truly wonderful!
Immediately afterwards, Master Gu, the biological father of the consort Gu Qing, also took action, refuting Xiao Shangshu with righteous words and supporting Yu Zhangyuan.
Several other officials expressed their support to Director Yu and Lord Gu.
Mr. Xie Jun, who has been promoted to be the Minister of Rites, said with great weight: "It is rare for a brother to become a younger brother. Now that the emperor has ascended the throne, Queen Xie's position as the Queen of the Central Palace should be rectified. Otherwise, it will delay the time.
If it goes on for a long time, won’t it damage Queen Xiao’s reputation?”
"To put it bluntly, even in ordinary people's homes, the brother-in-law and the widowed sister-in-law have to avoid suspicion. Now the emperor is sitting on the throne, but the widowed sister-in-law is responsible for the title of the queen of the middle palace. How is this inappropriate? How to deal with it?
Can you live with the dead late emperor?"
It has to be said that after Xie Shilang was promoted to Xie Shangshu, his sharp words reached a new level. These words immediately made Yu Gu and others passive.
Sheng Hong sat on the dragon chair and watched the excitement calmly, secretly enjoying himself in his heart.
Xie Jun's remarks all came from Xie Mingxi's plan.
When the question of Empress Xiao's clear name and the color of Emperor Jian'an's hat came up after his death, Master Gu of Yuzhangyuan was choked and speechless.
At this time, following Xie Jun's sharp rebuttal, Mr. Zhao Ge and Mr. Lu Ge also spoke up, in favor of the early canonization ceremony of the queen: "Xie Shangshu's words are reasonable."
"The old minister is asking the emperor to issue an imperial edict as soon as possible and perform the ceremony of canonizing the queen."
What is even more unexpected is that Mr. Li Ge, who reported illness and returned to the court, also clearly supported Empress Xie: "I also believe that this matter cannot be delayed any longer."
Li Xiangru's body was returned to the Li family. Mr. Li Ge knew that this was the emperor and empress expressing goodwill. The huge Li family could not be implicated by the Ningxia king and his wife.
What's more, Empress Xie stayed at Cining Palace for several days to attend to her illness, which was a great favor for Empress Dowager Li. The Li family had to accept this favor.
The old man Li Ge had grown old and mature. After thinking for a few days, he returned to the court and showed his goodwill to the new emperor.
Several pavilion elders opened their mouths, and the situation was decided.
The new emperor finally opened his mouth and said: "I have already thought about what you have said. I am the emperor, and my first wife should be the queen of the central palace. The Ministry of Rites will select an auspicious day as soon as possible to perform the ceremony of enthroning the queen."
After saying that, the new emperor sighed subtly: "As for the queen mother, I personally went to Jiaofang Palace to explain to the queen mother. Family affairs are state affairs. Come to think of it, the queen mother will not be angry with me because of such a trivial matter, let alone the mother and son.
Centrifugal.”
Master Yu and Master Gu looked at each other sadly, sighing secretly in their hearts.
Although the new emperor is young, he is skillful in the use of tactics. This can be seen in the competition in the court today. The last words are even more powerful.
Empress Dowager Yu's attempt to prevent and delay Empress Xie's canonization ceremony in the middle palace was probably in vain.
What's even worse is that Lin Yushi's impeachment memorial today was too sharp, exposing Empress Dowager Yu's ambitions in front of all the ministers. She just didn't say directly that Empress Dowager Yu had seized the power of empress.
On that day, Emperor Jian'an relied on Empress Dowager Yu in everything and took the initiative to give in. Empress Xiao was weak in temperament and was firmly suppressed by Empress Dowager Yu.
The new emperor is obviously not a soft persimmon to be pinched. This Empress Xie is even more clever and good at manipulating public opinion and people's hearts. Now she has the upper hand in terms of morality and filial piety, which is very detrimental to Empress Dowager Yu...
When news of what happened in the court reached the ears of Empress Dowager Yu, I wonder how furious Empress Dowager Yu would be!
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Jiaofang Hall.
After hearing Zhilan's report, Queen Mother Yu's face was ashen, cold and angry.
However, he could only hold back the anger he was filled with and could not spit it out.
She sent Xie Mingxi to Cining Palace, which was a clever move. She trapped Xie Mingxi with the word "filial piety" so that Xie Mingxi could not leave Cining Palace, so naturally she was unable to compete with her.
Unexpectedly, Xie Mingxi came up with a plan to use retreat to advance, exaggerate the matter, and manipulate rumors and people's hearts.
She had to admit that Xie Mingxi was far more shrewd and difficult to deal with than Xiao Yuhan, and Xie Mingxi's cunning and cunningness was beyond her expectation.
She overestimated her influence on the court, but underestimated the capabilities of Sheng Hong and Xie Mingxi.
She has already lost this game.
The air in the Jiaofang Palace seemed to be stagnant, and the maids waiting on the side did not even dare to breathe.
Yu Qiao came to report tremblingly: "To inform the Queen Mother, Eunuch Wei has come to deliver a letter. The Emperor will come to Jiaofang Palace after the court is over to have lunch with the Queen Mother."
Empress Dowager Yu did not get angry. Instead, she softened her expression and smiled: "Go to the imperial dining room and give orders to prepare a sumptuous meal."
Then he told Zhilan: "Pass on the Ai family's oral instructions and summon Mrs. Xiao to come. Then go to Cining Palace and invite Mrs. Xie to come too."
Yuqiao Zhilan quickly looked at each other, feeling quite frightened that the storm was about to come, and then retreated.
After a while, Sheng Hong came.
After entering the Jiaofang Hall, Sheng Hong held up his hands and apologized: "Today in the court, Yushi Lin impeached his mother. I have already reprimanded Yushi Lin. Shangshu Xiao, Shangshu Xie and others all asked to perform the ceremony of canonizing the queen. Ichen
If you can't retreat, then you should do it. Please don't be offended, Queen Mother!"
The anger that Queen Mother Yu had felt just a moment ago had disappeared, and she said pleasantly: "When the emperor ascends the throne, he should go through the ceremony of canonizing the queen. This is a matter of course, why is it so strange for the Ai family? Could it be that in the emperor's heart, the Ai family is one of those unkind people?
Mother-in-law, the Queen Mother likes to exercise power?"
Sheng Hong had no choice but to open his mouth to accuse him again: "My son, I never meant this. The mother's love and care for my son and Ming Xi can be seen from the sun and the moon."
Queen Mother Yu didn't seem to hear the slightest sarcasm in the new emperor's tone, and said with a gentle smile: "You can understand, and the Ai family will feel relieved."
