Tianjin is only half a day away from the capital. Now that Lu Wenyang has received the news, the news has almost reached the capital.
This day is the Great Court Meeting. Generally speaking, the Great Court Meeting requires the gathering of all Chinese and military officials in the capital. It will be convened specially when there are important national affairs that need to be discussed. Needless to say, the purpose of convening all civil and military officials for the Great Court Meeting this time is to discuss the matter.
Candidates for the chief minister of the cabinet.
Even Zhu Houzhao was sitting on the throne with a majestic expression at the moment, condescendingly accepting the worship of the officials below.
After so many years, a set of procedures for the selection of the chief minister of the cabinet by the hundreds of officials has almost been formed. First, the hundreds of officials recommend a few people from among the cabinet elders and important ministers in the court as candidates for the chief minister of the cabinet, and then the emperor determines who will be selected.
One person serves as the chief minister of the cabinet.
Of course, the emperor can also appoint the chief minister of the cabinet himself, but generally speaking, if the chief minister of the cabinet appointed by the emperor has no ability, he will probably be ignored even if he joins the cabinet.
In the solemn court, hundreds of civil and military officials recommended, such as Yang Tinghe, Mao Ji, Yang Yiqing and others were on the list of candidates.
After more than an hour, a young eunuch carefully presented the list to Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao opened the list, glanced at several names on the list, stared at the names and pondered for a long time, picked up the ink pen and drew under one of the names, then waved his hand and said: "The candidate for the chief minister of the cabinet has been decided. If the ministers have not
If anything happens, please leave the court!"
Everyone has long been accustomed to Zhu Houzhao's behavior. Although it is said that Zhu Houzhao rarely stopped the government, he never delayed any important matters related to the government.
Now that the candidate for the chief minister of the cabinet has been decided, there is no need to force Zhu Houzhao to stay here. Everyone kowtowed to Zhu Houzhao: "I will send you off to your majesty!"
Zhu Houzhao left, accompanied by Gu Dayong, Zhang Yong and several chamberlains. Everyone looked at the list left by Zhu Houzhao.
Led by Yang Tinghe and Mao Ji, several important officials in the court took the list from the hands of the young eunuch. They glanced over and saw Yang Tinghe's name outlined in red. It was obvious that the emperor had selected Yang Tinghe as the chief minister of the cabinet.
A trace of jealousy flashed in Mao Ji's eyes, but he laughed heartily and said: "Congratulations, brother Jiefu, His Majesty has chosen you as the chief minister of the cabinet. You are indeed the one expected by everyone!"
Fei Hong and others also congratulated Yang Tinghe.
With a bit of joy in his brows, Yang Tinghe stroked his beard, forced himself to remain calm, and said to everyone with a smile: "Don't make fun of Yang. Although Tinghe will be the chief minister of the cabinet in the future, he still needs your full help.
I hope you can help me!"
All civil and military officials came forward to congratulate Yang Tinghe. After all, from the moment the emperor selected Yang Tinghe, Yang Tinghe became the new chief minister of the Ming Dynasty's cabinet and set an example for all officials.
The first assistant was appointed immediately, and all officials retired from the court.
Outside the palace gate, Yang Tinghe only saw the butler standing not far away with an eager look on his face and couldn't help being slightly startled. At this moment, the butler came quickly, saluted Mao Ji and others, and then handed a letter to Yang Tinghe.
Said: "Master, Tianjin Health Emergency Report!"
Yang Tinghe's eyes flashed with surprise, he reached out to take the letter, then opened his eyes and scanned it, his face turned cold and he said: "Lawless, really lawless!"
Mao Ji and others did not expect that Yang Tinghe would be so irritated after reading a letter and could not help showing doubts. Taking a deep breath, Yang Tinghe handed the letter to Mao Ji and others and said: "Several adults might as well take a look."
After seeing this, Mao Ji and others had similar reactions to Yang Tinghe. They all had angry looks on their faces, especially Hu Ming, who roared: "Chu Yi is so bold. When did he have the right to dispatch local troops, especially the Blood Massacre?"
Jining officials, even if they have serious faults, should be taken to the capital to await deliberation by the Ministry of Punishment."
Mao Ji coughed slightly and reminded Hu Ming: "Hu Yushi, don't forget that Chu Yi is still the emperor's imperial envoy. He did nothing wrong in sending troops and horses. Even if he bloodbathed Jining's officialdom, we have nothing to say."
Fei Hong stroked his beard and nodded: "What Brother Mao said is true. Chu Yi's actions are indeed incomparable. However, this eunuch first stained Songyang Academy with blood, and then created a murder case in the south of the Yangtze River to massacre our scholars. Now,
He is a lunatic for committing another massacre in Jining. If he continues like this, I am really worried that he will fight his way back to the capital and then destroy our families one by one!"
Several important ministers all had angry looks on their faces, not because they were angry about Chu Yi's deployment of troops, but because of Chu Yi's attitude. They were clearly ordered to return to the capital but still refused to stop. This kind of decisive attitude is the real truth.
It shocked and angered everyone.
Not to mention other things, as the news of Chu Yi's bloody massacre in Jiangnan gradually spread, the capital will definitely be shaken. If Chu Yi fights all the way back again, he will return with great momentum. If the emperor helps Chu Yi to ascend the throne, I am afraid that
At that time, the good situation they finally achieved with great difficulty will be gone forever.
Only then did they get rid of the greedy and short-sighted Liu Jin. If Chu Yi, who was also murderous, came up, then they might as well not kill Liu Jin.
A chill flashed through Yang Tinghe's eyes. He took a deep breath and heard Yang Tinghe say with a smile on his face: "Today Yang sincerely invites you all to come over to the house for a small gathering, and I also ask for your respect!"
Several people were slightly stunned when they heard this, but they were all smart people and immediately understood that this was Yang Tinghe inviting them to go to the house to discuss.
After leaving the court, Zhu Houzhao changed his clothes and returned to the Leopard Room accompanied by Gu Dayong, Zhang Yong and other chamberlains.
In the Leopard Room, Zhu Houzhao sat down, took the tea cup from Zhang Yong, drank the tea in one gulp, and said: "The palace is too depressing, but it is not as relaxing as my Leopard Room."
Gu Dayong squeezed Zhu Houzhao's shoulders and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is right. How can the Forbidden City compare to your Majesty's Leopard Room?"
Zhu Houzhao put down the tea cup and said to a young eunuch: "Go and check to see if there are any discounts."
Because the Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies has not yet been decided, many memorials are still reviewed and approved by Zhu Houzhao. In addition, there are also some secret memorials submitted by Dongchang, Xichang and Jinyiwei. These must be inspected by Zhu Houzhao personally.
Soon the little eunuch came with more than a dozen secret memorials in his arms and said: "Your Majesty, Dongchang, the Jin Yiwei secret memorials are here!"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, a bright light flashed in his eyes and he said: "Oh, Dongchang secret performance? Is there something wrong with Chu Daban?"
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao took the secret music from Dongchang, opened it, and glanced at the contents of the secret music. Gradually, Zhu Houzhao's face turned gloomy, and the hand holding the secret music trembled slightly. His whole person seemed to be a tower that was ready to go.
An erupting volcano.
With a snap, Zhu Houzhao slapped the tea table next to him, smashing the tea cup into pieces. The fragments even cut his palm, and blood suddenly flowed out.
"It is simply disrespectful. The magistrate and the garrison of the same government dare to lead an army to besiege the imperial envoy. Do they still have the imperial court in their eyes, and do they still have me as the emperor?"
Zhang Yong, Gu Dayong and several young eunuchs who were waiting on the side were all so frightened that they knelt down on the ground. Gu Dayong looked at Zhu Houzhao's scratched palm with a distressed look on his face, walked forward on his knees and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down."
,Your Majesty, please calm down..."
"How do I calm down my anger? You tell me how I should calm down my anger!"
Zhu Houzhao kicked Gu Dayong and knocked him to the ground. He held the secret instrument and said with a slightly hoarse voice: "Look, this is my good minister. He is such a good minister. After all,
Who gave them the courage to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the guard station to surround and kill the imperial envoy!"
Gu Da climbed up using his bones and shouted to a young eunuch: "Hurry up and get the medicine!"
Picking up the memorial from the ground, Gu Da scanned it with one eye and ten lines. He was immediately shocked. He finally understood why Zhu Houzhao was so angry. Not to mention Zhu Houzhao, I'm afraid it was a fatuous master.
I will be furious when I see what is written in this memorial.
Even the army of the guard station was dispatched. It was clear that Chu Yi was surrounded and killed even though he knew Chu Yi's identity. It was so blatant and lawless, it was simply shocking.
With a bang, Zhu Houzhao threw several vases, finally sat down, and let Gu Dayong bandage his wounds with an angry look on his face.
At this moment, Gu Dayong said: "Your Majesty, nothing happened to Chu Yi. Moreover, he also bloodbathed the officialdom of Jining Prefecture. With Gao Feng leading the army to protect him, I think he will be able to return safely this time."
Zhu Houzhao sneered and said: "Chu Daban has been assassinated several times. This time, even the guards sent troops. How much do they hate Chu Daban, or how much some people don't want Chu Daban to return alive.
Capital City!”
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao stared at Gu Dayong and said, "Gu Dayong, do you want Chu Dayong to come back?"
With a pop, Gu Dayong's expression was filled with fear and he fell limply in the tunnel: "Your Majesty, I am loyal to you and have no second thoughts, so how can I do harm to Brother Chu!"
Zhu Houzhao's solemn gaze fell on Zhang Yong again and said: "Zhang Daban, do you want Chu Daban to come back?"
The frightened Zhang Yong burst into tears and said: "Your Majesty, how dare this old slave? Even if you give me 10,000 courages, you still don't dare to have such thoughts!"
Zhu Houzhao took a long breath and waved his hands feebly as if his energy and energy were severely exhausted: "I am getting excited. Please step back and let me be quiet for a while..."
Whether it was Gu Dayong or Zhang Yong, they were really frightened by Zhu Houzhao's reaction just now. At the same time, they were also deeply aware that Chu Yi had been assassinated several times outside. After these things, his status in Zhu Houzhao's mind
Having surpassed them all by leaps and bounds, I am afraid that even when Liu Jin was the most favored, he might not be able to compete with Chu Yi's status in Zhu Houzhao's heart now.
