Before Zhu Houzhao returned to Beijing, he had already begun to give out uniforms wholesale and ordered his ministers to wear the newly given uniforms to welcome him.
All the civil and military officials in the court were given shackles, big hats, Luan belts and scarlet silk gauze clothes.
The Yisa originally belonged to Mongolian clothing, and its full name is "Yisa Zhisunpao". Jinyiwei's Feiyu suit adopts this style.
This time, the service will be given directly according to the rank. The first rank will give the bullfighting, the second rank will give the flying fish, the third rank will give the python robe, the fourth rank will give the unicorn, the fifth, sixth and seventh ranks will give the Biao (the sixth and seventh ranks are only for civil servants). Hanlin officers and Ke Dao officers will not
For those with limited rank, at least they can be given uniforms. Only military attaches below fifth rank are not eligible to be given uniforms.
The funniest thing is that Zhu Houzhao was already approaching the capital before he sent someone back to tell him the news.
Civil and military officials had to buy their own materials, find their own tailors, and spend a day and a night quickly sewing their uniforms, because they had to wear them to meet the emperor the next morning.
Well, the cost of the conferment can be reimbursed, and the ministers will not have to pay for it themselves.
On that day, the tailor business in the capital was very good, but it was too slow to hire anyone. Many officials could only buy back various kinds of fabrics and let their wives or maids sew them overnight. Some officials' domestic servants even got into quarrels over hiring tailors.
A fight broke out in front of the tailor's shop in the street.
It's extremely ridiculous, and those orders are seriously against the rules!
That morning, all civil and military officials, dressed in brand-new clothes, all wearing big hats and luan belts, lined up ten miles west of the city to wait for the royal driver to return to the capital.
Yang Tinghe stood at the front, commanding all the civil and military officials. Although he had just returned to Beijing and the emperor was not around, he immediately resumed his duties as first assistant, while Liang Chu could only be demoted to second assistant.
The political dispute between North Korea and China was immediately settled, at least on the surface it was peaceful.
Lu Wan, who had been jumping up and down for several years, instantly turned into a quail. On the night Yang Tinghe returned to Beijing, Lu Wan took the initiative to visit him, and the dignified Minister of Civil Affairs directly became Yang Tinghe's dog.
This is official prestige, Wang Yuan is still far behind!
Liang Chu looked at the Wang family's private residence and suddenly said: "Wang Ruo killed the little Mongolian prince in a false formation and accomplished such an extraordinary feat. I'm afraid he will become more and more favored by His Majesty in the future."
"At least it's better than doting on Jiang Bin." Yang Tinghe said calmly.
Yang Tinghe was very disappointed with Liang Chu. He had only been in Dingyou for three years, and the court had become like this, which showed that Liang Chu was not the material to be the chief minister at all. But Yang Tinghe hated Lu Wan even more. This absolute confidant betrayed him and left him.
Beijing's previous deployment was completely disrupted. Even Yang Tinghe's faction members were divided into different forces, and it was difficult to reconcile the conflicts between them.
Huang Ke's face was full of spring breeze, suppressing the joy in his heart and not laughing out loud.
Historically, as soon as Yang Tinghe left Beijing, Huang Ke was sent to Nanjing to retire. After only working in Nanjing for one year, Huang Ke lost interest and directly chose to resign and go home.
And because of his son-in-law Wang Yuan, Huang Ke was not squeezed out, but was firmly appointed as the left minister of the Ministry of War.
Yang Tinghe was not afraid when he came back, because Huang Ke had a very good personal relationship with him, which meant he had two backers at the same time. As long as Wang Yuan and Yang Tinghe didn't break up, Huang Ke would be able to get both sides, and everyone would give him Huang Shilang's face!
Yan Song was wearing a unicorn suit. He had long ceased to serve in the Ministry of Household Affairs. He had been promoted to the fourth rank, Youtongzheng, and was responsible for handling internal and external regulations and sealed appeals from his subjects.
This position is very interesting. Important memorials inside and outside the court must be handed over to the general affairs envoy, who will then move up. However, the subjects' sealed appeals, that is, small reports from officials or common people, can influence the general administration directly to the emperor (hidden).
(The rules must be given to the Supervisor of Rites first), which can be regarded as another secret way for the emperor to express his opinions.
The reason why Yan Song was able to become Youtongzheng was because when Wang Yuan left Beijing, the imperial concubine asked who could be promoted to important positions, and Wang Yuan named Wei Ying, Yan Song, Li Chongsi, Wang Yangming and others.
The imperial concubine kept everything in mind. If Liang Chu, Jin Gui, Lu Wan, and Yang Yiqing were arguing and it was difficult to decide on the appointment, they would use the officials recommended by Wang Yuan.
Huguang suffered a severe flood last year, and Liang Chu and Lu Wan each recommended their confidants. The imperial concubine allowed them to quarrel for a long time, but to no avail, so she sent Wei Ying to relieve the disaster, and when he returned to Beijing, he was directly promoted to censor of Youdu.
Then the Jurchens invaded Liaodong, and the imperial concubine sent Li Chongsi to patrol Liaodong. When he came back, he was promoted to the censor of the right capital.
This was all because of the political quarrel between the four ministers, which confused the imperial concubine and frantically tried to persuade the system to promote those who could be used.
In today's Metropolitan Procuratorate, there are two censors of the left capital, one is Yang Tinghe's confidant Peng Ze, and the other is the upright veteran Wang Jing. The censors of the right capital are all close to Wang Yuan, namely Wei Ying and Li Chongsi.
people.
Yan Song was promoted in this way, and he was very satisfied with his fourth-grade official position.
"The Emperor is approaching, and hundreds of officials are waiting for him!" A eunuch accompanying the army came galloping towards him.
Not long after, the emperor's guard of honor was seen. The waiting team immediately started to perform rituals and music, and all the civil and military officials straightened their backs.
When they got closer, all the officials were immediately shocked.
The pikemen walked in front, with a head hanging from each gun, and more than 8,000 heads swaying in the north wind.
When they approached the civil and military officials, the pike soldiers immediately stopped and lined up on both sides of the road. Many Mongolian Tatars refused to close their eyes and just wandered around looking at everyone, scaring the timid people so much that they did not dare to look anymore.
Chi Guoguo’s declaration of martial arts!
"Kowt before Your Majesty!" All the officials knelt down and knelt down to bow.
The eunuch accompanying the army shouted: "Your Majesty has an order. When you make a triumphant return, you must use a great ceremony. Long live the mountain!"
The civil and military officials could only prostrate themselves and shout: "Long live, long live, long live!"
Many people from the capital also came to watch the ceremony, standing far away at the moment. Frightened by the more than 8,000 heads, they all knelt down and worshiped, and the shouts of "Long Live the Mountain" were deafening.
Zhu Houzhao was so proud that he held his sword and said, "All the ministers are safe."
It seems that in order to show off his martial arts skills, Zhu Houzhao did not choose to ride in the imperial chariot, but instead sat on the BMW that was used on the battlefield. He rode up to Yang Tinghe, holding a whip in one hand and pointing his hat at the other: "Teacher, do you know what kind of hat I am wearing?"
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Yang Tinghe did not cooperate and said calmly: "I don't know."
"This is the hat of the little Mongolian prince," Zhu Houzhao turned around with a smile and pointed, "The head on the front is the little Mongolian prince."
All civil and military officials subconsciously looked at it, and they were extremely shocked. It was one thing to hear the news of success, but it was another thing to see it with their own eyes. The emperor's personal expedition actually killed the little Mongolian prince!
Yang Tinghe cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty has great martial virtues. He should think about his merits in martial arts. Only in this way can he be said to have developed martial virtues."
Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Wenzhi only needs a teacher. I have been waiting for three years, and finally I have a teacher back."
"I will do my best to assist Your Majesty." Yang Tinghe looked like he was crying with gratitude. In fact, he had other words prepared, but the emperor, being a teacher and shouting teacher after teacher, had already given Yang Tinghe a lot of face. If he was disappointed, he would find it himself.
unhappy.
Zhu Houzhao faced the ministers on horseback, waved his whip and said: "Go back to the city!"
At this moment, all the civil and military officials looked at each other. It turned out that the person following the emperor was not the eunuchs Zhang Yong, Zhang Zhong, etc., nor the generals such as Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, etc., but Wang Yuan, who had made the first contribution in this battle.
Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu and other Qingliu all looked a little unhappy, while the nobles and many officials looked envious and even thought about how to curry favor with Wang Shilang.
An emperor who loves to fight, and a champion who knows how to fight, it's hard to tell if they are mixed together. Qingliu people feel terrible just by thinking about it.
When the Ministry of War and the Metropolitan Procuratorate took over the army, they still had to discuss how to reward merit.
The officials gathered around the emperor and returned to the inner city, then dispersed.
Zhu Houzhao returned to the leopard room and showed off again. The imperial concubine naturally wanted to smooth her hair. He also asked the wet nurse to bring the prince and princess. Zhu Houzhao became more and more happy and only played with his children.
Suddenly, the imperial concubine stepped back and said with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, Prince Ning is planning to rebel."
Zhu Houzhao had no reaction as he should have, and actually said with a smile: "If he plots rebellion, I will personally lead the army to put it down."
The imperial concubine felt tired for a while: "If we mobilize an army, we will spend countless amounts of food and pay, and it will inevitably make the people suffer. Why not catch Prince Ning in advance?"
Zhu Houzhao then asked: "What is the evidence that King Ning wants to rebel?"
The imperial concubine said: "In May last year, Yan Shun, the adjutant of Dianbao of Prince Ning's Mansion, went to the capital to report Prince Ning's rebellion, but the news was suppressed. Yan Shun did not dare to return to Jiangxi and was afraid of being murdered in Beijing, so he hid
He hid until October and submitted a sealed complaint to the Department of General Affairs. It happened that I promoted Yan Song to the right general administration. Yan Song received the sealed complaint and immediately brought the leopard room to me. I didn't dare to make the decision on such a big matter.
I didn’t know who to trust. So I secretly issued a secret order to Wang Shouren, who was suppressing bandits in Jiangxi, telling him that although he was paying attention to Prince Ning’s movements, he would only wait until His Majesty returns to deal with it.”
Zhu Houzhao's focus was very strange. He was not worried about whether Ning Feng was rebelling. Instead, he said with a cold face: "You dare to suppress rebellion. Some people don't regard me as the emperor."
The imperial concubine said: "According to what Yan Shun said, he went to the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Dali Temple. But he spoke softly and could not see the chief officials of the third division. He could only report to ordinary officials of the third division, but the officials of the third division were fooled.
He returned to Jiangxi."
Zhu Houzhao was so angry that he laughed: "King Ning is so clever that he can order the third division!"
This is a very scary thing. Whenever the Third Division encounters a major rebellion case, they would rather believe that it is true and send people to investigate the case.
But the Dianbao adjutant of Prince Ning's palace visited the three central departments, but they all turned a blind eye to the major rebellion.
Zhu Houzhao instantly felt a chill in his vest, thinking that the three divisions were all Prince Ning's people.
In fact, it’s not that evil. Prince Ning just loves to give away money. Ninety-nine percent of the officials in the capital, including Yang Tinghe, have accepted bribes from Prince Ning. Prince Ning’s guard was created by Yang Tinghe himself using illegal means and concealing the truth.
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King Ning said that there were too many bandits in Jiangxi and that he was not safe, so he wanted to restore the guards. He also said that the emperor had no son, and hoped to adopt his son to the emperor. He asked the ministers of the court to put in a few kind words at the critical moment.
Anyway, many courtiers felt that Prince Ning would not rebel and just wanted his son to be the emperor.
But unlike in history, since Zhu Houzhao gave birth to the prince, more and more courtiers have drawn a clear line with Prince Ning. The money was still collected, but the matter was not done. They pretended to be deaf and dumb and pretended not to know anything.
Zhu Houzhao did not dare to investigate immediately. The Third Division helped Prince Ning hide it. Could Zhang Yong, Jiang Bin, and Qian Ning also be related to Prince Ning?
"Panpan, please don't mention this matter again. I will discuss it with Erlang another day," Zhu Houzhao warned, and then called the eunuch who was accompanying him. "Inform the cabinet and let them discuss how to reward the king's minister!"