Looking at Wang Changlian sitting opposite him, Zhu Gaochi lightly shouted: "Minister of Rites."
"I'm here." Wang Changlian hurriedly stood up, bowed slightly, and clasped his fists hastily.
"Tell Ma Tongzhi who should be responsible for the prince's teachings."
"Yes." Wang Changlian responded, slowly turned around and looked at Ma Yunshan on the table next to him.
"The prince's later tutoring was mainly carried out by Zhan Shifu and his subordinates Zuo Chunfang. But his daily words and deeds, as well as his early personality development, were all influenced by the emperor's every move." Staring at the former
Ma Yunshan, the head of the Ministry of Rites, and Wang Changlian spoke slowly and clearly.
When Zhu Gaochi shouted the words "Minister of Rites," Ma Yunshan already felt something bad in his heart. Now, Wang Changlian's words made him deeply realize that he might have completely angered the prince.
But it was difficult to get off the donkey, and he had already accused the prince of inappropriately addressing Xiao Chen, so he could only keep "biting" on it.
Facing Wang Changlian, Ma Yunshan bowed respectfully: "What Mr. Wang said is true. However, if you turn a blind eye to the prince's inappropriate words because you are not an official in James Mansion, such behavior may not be consistent with loyalty.
Are they comparable? As a minister, the most important thing is loyalty. If you turn a blind eye to inappropriate things and dare not speak up, in the long run, even if you are still loyal in your heart, this loyalty may have been greatly reduced."
Every one of the officials in the hall held their breath.
Ma Yunshan, who was the head of the Ministry of Rites a few days ago, was really sharp in his words. In the blink of an eye, he began to accuse his former boss, Wang Changlian, the Minister of Rites, of not being pure enough for the imperial court.
How strong is his head?
"Haha." Wang Changlian couldn't help but chuckled: "Ma Tongzhi's words, I can't help but think of your father-in-law, Cangcheng, the minister of the Ministry of Rites. In your understanding, all rules and regulations are dead, and you must not do it.
Go beyond. But I want to remind Ma Tongzhi that it is better to be flexible in everything. And this kind of flexibility depends on propriety, scale, and occasion. Also, I want to talk to Ma Tongzhi about some personal matters."
"Personal matters? We are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Is there any private matter that we can't talk about right now?" Ma Yunshan smiled faintly.
"Well, since Ma Tongzhi doesn't mind, I'll tell you here." Wang Changlian's words were still humble, "Ma Tongzhi has been transferred to Jinyiwei, and the luggage left in the Ministry of Rites, please move it out as soon as possible. Although the Ministry of Rites is not usually
It’s very busy, but it’s not enough to lose one carrot or one person. The new boss will be in place soon, and Ma Tongzhi occupies the room, which is a bit uncomfortable.”
"Master Shangshu is anxious to ask me to make room? However, I am still in the running-in period. If the running-in is not good, I will still have to return to the Ministry of Etiquette. Isn't it a bit troublesome to move this luggage around?" Ma Yunshan said calmly.
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Well, Wang Changlian, why are you so anxious to drive me away before the emperor has issued the decree? I won't move my luggage yet, what can you do to me?
Don't think that I'm afraid of you because you were personally invited by the emperor. When I take down Dongchang, you will be the next one to take down.
"Ma Tongzhi." Wang Changlian apologized and bowed his hand towards the other party, "You have also served in the Ministry of Etiquette for many years. You should know that many affairs of the Ministry of Etiquette will be affected by the lack of a supervisor. You are running in Jinyiwei, and the Department of Etiquette also has a new supervisor to run in.
.Besides, what you left in the Ministry of Etiquette is your personal luggage and has nothing to do with the affairs of the Ministry of Etiquette."
"This Ma Yunshan is really greedy. He was transferred to the Jinyi Guard and still occupies the position of the Ministry of Etiquette."
"If I were the Minister of Rites, if he dared to say that, I would throw away his luggage when he turned around. Whatever he said, he was also his former immediate superior. Look at his tone."
"What a spirit. I don't know where he got the courage. Dongchang, the Ministry of Punishment, the Prince, and now the Ministry of Rites, he is targeting them all. What on earth does he want to do?"
"Doesn't he want to be unique and be a 'loyal minister' who knows everything clearly and has the courage to speak out, so that it can be passed down through the ages?"
"Hahaha."
"Hahaha."
All the officials couldn't stand it anymore and started talking about it.
It seemed that they were disgusted in their hearts and no longer worried about whether the other party would be uncomfortable hearing it. They did not deliberately lower their voices, but spoke loudly without any scruples.
Ma Yunshan, who had already offended the public, seemed not to have heard everyone's comments. In other words, he acted as if he had not heard them.
He looked directly at Wang Changlian: "The Ministry of Rites is so big that it doesn't even have a room to store my luggage? Mr. Wang, are you going to kick me out completely?"
"Ma Tongzhi is now a member of the Imperial Guard, and his luggage is placed in the Ministry of Rites. If the Ministry of Rites fails to take care of it and accidentally loses part of it, then Ma Tongzhi will be charged with 'leaking secrets.' The Ministry of Rites cannot afford it." Wang Changlian finished this sentence.
, he himself was amused.
The officials who had been listening to the debate between the two men relaxed their voices and laughed.
Ma Yunshan's neck turned red from suppressing the pain, and just as he was about to retort, Li An, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice who had been standing next to him, spoke.
"Ma Tongzhi, are you really here to attend my daughter's full-moon banquet? Are you accusing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Mr. Wang of the Ministry of Rites? Are you deliberately sabotaging this place? I, Li An, booked this place and it is private.
You are not welcome to the banquet, please leave."
"You want to kick me out?" Ma Yunshan couldn't help but be startled.
"Not only you, but also Commander Xu, please leave. People of Jinyiwei, you are not welcome at Li An's private banquet." Li An's face was expressionless and his voice was not high.
Xu Kaiying looked embarrassed and stood up slowly: "Master Li, we are really here to congratulate you."
"Master Commander, we have already issued an order to expel guests. How can we have the shame to stay here? Let's go." After saying this, Ma Yunshan pushed the chair behind him to the side and walked out without looking back.
The lobby of Zhen Restaurant.
"This, this..." Looking at Ma Yunshan who left angrily, and then at Li An who was staring at her expressionlessly, Xu Kaiying's face was bruised and unusually embarrassed, "We are officials in the same dynasty, why would Mr. Li do this?"
It’s so outrageous.”
"I will send all the accounts to Jin Yiwei later, Commander Xu, please." Li An raised his right hand holding the wine bottle and pointed towards the door of the hall.
"Alas." With a sigh, Xu Kaiying lowered her head and walked towards the door.
After watching the two annoying people leave, everyone returned to their previous cheerful state. They picked up their wine glasses and toasted. The hall was filled with laughter and laughter.
Zhu Gaochi here had a sad look on his face and turned to look at Xiao Chen: "The Jin Yiwei's rampage must be with the tacit approval of the father. How do you deal with it?"
"Cope with him? Why deal with him? Just kill him." Xiao Chen chuckled, picked up the chopsticks and started picking up the food.
"Have you already taken action?" Zhu Gaochi was startled, then winked at Xiao Chen obscenely.
"Don't talk about me. Isn't the Emperor suspicious of your return this time? Do you often go to the palace to say hello and talk to him about the past?" He picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth, Xiao Chen picked it up again.
He picked up the wine bowl in front of him, took a sip, and smashed his mouth.
"Of course I went, I can't care less about such a big thing." Zhu Gaochi said, and his right hand reached out to the wine bowl in front of him.
"Pa." A pile of chopsticks hit the back of his hand, causing Zhu Gaochi's right hand to retract instantly.
As if nothing had happened, Xiao Chen said again: "Now, how much of the suspicion in the Emperor's heart has been eliminated?"
"Eight points." Zhu Gaochi chuckled, put his hands on his thighs, leaned forward slightly and looked at Xiao Chen, "I told my father a lot about my mother's life."
"That won't work. These two doubts must be eliminated. You handle this matter well and don't give others any opportunities to take advantage of it." Picking up a piece of beef, Xiao Chen slapped his mouth at Zhu Gaochi again.
Zhu Gaochi licked his lips, swallowed hard, looked at Xiao Chen's mouth, and then looked at the tempting dishes on the table.
"Today is the full moon banquet for Mr. Li's daughter. Everyone is in a good mood. Let me eat freely. I will control my diet in the future. How about it?" Looking at Xiao Chen, Zhu Gaochi asked "pitifully".
Putting down his chopsticks, Xiao Chen straightened his waist: "Your Highness, before you inherit the throne, you can't have any laxity. You can't even resist the temptation of food. How can you keep yourself clean and focus on governing the country? Besides, Mr. Li is happy to have a daughter.
, it’s not you, why are you excited?”
Zhu Gaochi pushed the table with both hands and sat up straight. He muttered in a low voice with an aggrieved face: "What is the connection between eating and governing the country?"
