?"Weichen recommends Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Revenue to take over the post of Minister. Updates are fast and there are no ads."
"I object! The left minister of the household department is a confidant promoted by Jin Zhenghan. This person cannot be reused until it is confirmed that he has not conspired with Jin Zhenghan. Weichen suggests that Zuo Cheng, the minister, take over the responsibility."
The Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor and Taifu Xu remained silent, while the friends standing behind them could not help but express their opinions and began to seek power and positions for the people of their own factions.
However, just when everyone was discussing and making noise like a vegetable market, a clear and hearty voice interrupted the debate among the ministers with surprising words.
"Mother! Zhou Fengyu is not afraid of power and pleads for the people. He is impartial and strict in taking care of the country's worries. My child thinks Mr. Zhou is the most suitable candidate to take over the important position of the Ministry of Household Affairs! My child believes that the young genius doctor Zhou Fengyu will not abuse his private power for corruption.
Accepting bribes! Please allow me, Queen Mother!"
Han Feng, who had been standing silently in the court, finally spoke his first words in the court.
When Zhou Xingyun heard this, he nodded and smiled to himself. He sincerely felt that Brother Xiao Feng could succeed and it was not in vain for him to care for him so much.
Han Feng made a surprise move, leaving the quarreling court officials speechless. Admittedly, everyone was surprised not because he recommended Zhou Xingyun, but because His Highness the Crown Prince, who had always been silent in listening to politics, actually broke the routine today and expressed his opinions for the first time to argue about court affairs.
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You must know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the successor designated by the late Emperor. In a sense, his speech is more authoritative than the Queen Mother. The most important thing is that when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spoke like this, all the ministers in the court realized that the Ministry of Household Affairs
Zhou Xingyun belongs to none other than Zhou Xingyun.
Why? Because this is the first time His Highness the Crown Prince has proposed. Regardless of whether it is good or bad, the Queen Mother must agree with him to enhance His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's prestige.
Just imagine, the first heir to the throne raised his opinion in court for the first time after growing up, but the Queen Mother went against him. The ministers in the court, especially Xu Taifu and others who complied with the late emperor's will and supported His Royal Highness to succeed to the throne, felt deeply in their hearts.
What will happen? They will inevitably be deeply dissatisfied with the Queen Mother's decision to undermine the prestige of His Highness the Crown Prince.
If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince makes some ridiculous requests and the Queen Mother refuses them out of reason, there will be no problem.
At present, this kind of decision is important whether it is important or not, but regardless of whether it is important or not, it is innocuous no matter what the choice is. The Queen Mother should support Her Royal Highness the Crown Prince both emotionally and rationally.
Because this is the first time that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has expressed his opinions in court, the Queen Mother should put the overall situation first and support the Crown Prince unconditionally.
"I will reconsider!" Taifu Xu made a decisive decision and supported His Highness the Crown Prince without saying a word. His move undoubtedly won the approval of the officials standing behind him.
The Sixteenth Prince was a little surprised. He did not expect His Highness to stand up and speak for Zhou Xingyun. However, Zhou Xingyun had greeted him in advance, so he just watched what happened without expressing any opinions.
Wang Yushi and others who followed the Sixteenth Prince saw no objection from their master, so they stuck to the rules and waited for the Queen Mother's orders. After all, Zhou Xingyun was the confidant of the Sixteenth Prince, and he took over the position of Minister of Household Affairs, which was no loss to them.
However, they didn't know why the sixteenth prince wanted to get rid of Jin Zhenghan and let Zhou Xingyun take over.
From the attitude of Wang Yushi, the officials who followed the sixteenth son of the emperor, it can be seen that the removal of Jin Zhenghan was a conspiracy planned by them.
The bureaucrats under the sixteenth son of the emperor couldn't help but lament that they still missed the point and failed to participate in key affairs. It seemed that they would have to visit Wang Yushi and Mr. Zhou more in the future, lest Bu Jin and Zheng Han follow the footsteps of Bu Jin and Zheng Han, who were suddenly impeached and stumbled, still looking confused.
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"My son is against it! Mother, this person has a lot of evil deeds, we must not trust him easily!" Han Qiumiao angrily criticized Zhou Xingyun: "Zhou Fengyu entered the palace many times, secretly took the emperor's brother out of the city, visited the brothels, casinos and other filthy things in the capital.
Place! His intentions are sinister and we must not let him succeed!"
When the Sixteenth Prince heard this, he immediately realized that this was why His Royal Highness supported Zhou Xingyun.
"Master Zhou, this is a wonderful move!" Wang Yushi stood behind the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor and chuckled. The Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor smiled and nodded. Zhou Xingyun was obviously trying to lead the current Crown Prince into trouble and confuse his mind with wine and meat.
When Zhou Xingyun heard Han Qiumiao expose his evil deeds, he almost knelt down to thank the princess for lifting his hand. Zhou Xingyun was still thinking about how to explain to the Sixteenth Prince after the morning session why the Crown Prince recommended him to take over the Ministry of Revenue... Now watch
No need to waste your time explaining.
"Nonsense! Mr. Zhou has served his country loyally and made selfless contributions to our court. How can you accuse him of injustice just because you don't want to marry him." The Empress Dowager angrily shouted, causing the court officials to mistakenly believe that the reason why Han Qiumiao was against Zhou Xingyun was
It's because she doesn't want to marry Zhou Xingyun.
You know, during the last morning court meeting, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance proposed that the eldest princess be betrothed to a young man with ambitions in our court, and specifically mentioned Zhou Xingyun. The Empress Dowager famously asked Princess Yongming for her opinion...
The important officials in the court had long known that Princess Yongming did not want to marry outside the country. The Empress Dowager tried to choose a husband for her several times before, but she flatly refused. However, the fact that the eldest princess had not yet married was a problem for the Tang Dynasty.
A bad symbol.
The Empress Dowager's words just now seemed to indicate that she intended to betroth Princess Yongming to Zhou Xingyun. However, Princess Yongming lost her temper and deliberately discredited Zhou Xingyun.
"Mother, please think twice! This person is really untrustworthy." Han Qiumiao firmly objected, hoping that his mother would change her mind and not be deceived by Zhou Xingyun's superficial image. He is a despicable and shameless villain.
"The Ai family has reached a conclusion." The Empress Dowager took a breath silently: "Zhou Fengyu stepped forward and obeyed the order!"
"Wei Chen takes orders!"
"Zhou Fengyu is selfless, serving the country and the people, and helping our dynasty to eradicate corruption. You are a hero of the country. From now on, the Ai family appoints you as the 'Prince Young Master', temporarily in charge of the power of the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, granting marriages, and chanting tea."
Princess, I will be rewarded with the title of 'Captain of Yong'an's Prince Consort', and she will go to the church to get married on a date after the year, no differences will be allowed."
"I obey the decree!" Zhou Xingyun was so excited that he almost jumped up. All the ministers in the court were stunned by the empress dowager's decree. Even the sixteenth son of the emperor and Mrs. Xu looked at the empress dowager with bewildered expressions.
I was deeply horrified by the unprecedented promotion of official promotion.
"Master Zhou, the emperor has praised you as a world-famous sage in front of the Aijia many times, and recommended you to the Aijia again and again. I hope you will not let down the expectations of the Aijia, become my son's mentor and friend, and do more for our court.
contribute.."
"The queen will not succeed! The daughter will not marry! The queen must not let that treacherous official take over!" Han Qiumiao was so anxious that he never thought that his mother would be so arbitrary and gave her away like this.
"Marriage is a matter of your parents' orders! Yongming, you are in your 10th year. For the sake of the dignity of the country and the dignity of the royal family, you must not be unruly and willful again. The Ai family asked you to marry! You must marry! ...Retire from the court!"
The Queen Mother shouted decisively, without giving Han Qiumiao a chance to argue, and hurriedly left the Jinluan Palace.
After the ministers in the court were frightened, they calmed down and thought about it. They could completely understand the Empress Dowager's mood and arrangements. As the only princess in our dynasty, Han Qiumiao has never married her husband, which is indeed disgraceful to the royal family. Today, the Empress Dowager saw Zhou Xingyun's talent.
There is no problem in letting him be the prince-consort.
The Prince Consort was the brother-in-law of His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness the Crown Prince admired Zhou Xingyun very much, so he simply posthumously named him the Prince's Young Master, so that the two of them could have a healthy conversation as both teachers and friends.
Anyway, these two positions are of very high official status, but they do not have much real power. It does not matter if one is granted more than one. However, in the end, Zhou Xingyun took over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and gave Zhou Xingyun the power of Minister.
Of course, the reason why Zhou Xingyun was able to take over the power of minister was because His Royal Highness expressed his opinions in court for the first time, and everyone wanted to give him respect.
To put it bluntly, Captain Yong'an's Prince Consort and Prince's Young Master were both titles given to Zhou Xingyun by the Empress Dowager. Although his official rank was very high, if the Empress Dowager did not delegate power to him and did not grant him administrative duties, then it would be a false position.
The only more critical thing is the authority of the Minister of Household Affairs, but Zhou Xingyun is only taking over temporarily. The Empress Dowager can re-appoint her at any time if she finds a suitable candidate. In other words, the Empress Dowager is temporarily taking over the position for the sake of the Crown Prince's face.
Give Zhou Xingyun the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
It is true that although Zhou Xingyun's official position was more empty than actual, he was still very prosperous and touched the long-cherished wish of the world.
In such a short span of a few months, he soared to the sky and became rich and powerful, from a small gangster to a prince and young master working part-time as the Minister of Household Affairs. There is no one like him in history.
The empress dowager left the court. Zhou Xingyun stood where he was before he moved a step when a group of officials, both familiar and unfamiliar, rushed forward to congratulate him.
While Zhou Xingyun was entertaining many officials enthusiastically, he took time out of his busy schedule to glance at the pale eldest princess. He saw the beautiful lady's eyes filled with tears, staring at him with a cannibalistic look. Then he turned around and left, hurriedly chasing the empress dowager, probably with all his strength.
Oppose this marriage...
Han Feng originally wanted to congratulate Zhou Xingyun, but when he saw Han Qiumiao leaving in a hurry, he couldn't help but worry that she would do something stupid. In the end, he could only nod to Zhou Xingyun from a distance, and then quickly chased after his imperial sister to enlighten him...
Han Feng thinks that Zhou Xingyun is really good. If Han Qiumiao and him become a couple, they should... probably... maybe... be very happy.
Han Feng gradually changed from firm to unsteady, mainly because Zhou Xingyun's family was full of beauties, and he was worried that his eldest sister would not be favored because of her unruly temper...
While greeting the ministers, Zhou Xingyun calculated that according to the nature of our court, the prince's sister's husband is the prince's consort, a first-class official! After all, the eldest princess is a first-class official, and the husband of the princess enjoys the same treatment.
"Master Zhou, thank you very much for your help." Xuanyuan Tianhen took the initiative to step forward and thanked Zhou Xingyun for asking for help for the Xuanyuan family. Yesterday, they passed the gas in prison. Xuanyuan Tianhen knew that today's trends in the court were all planned by Zhou Xingyun.
Yesterday, Xuanyuan Chongwu informed Xuanyuan Tianhen of Zhou Xingyun's plan to rescue the Xuanyuan Family. Although there were still some shameful things that he did not explain to Xuanyuan Tianhen, Xuanyuan Tianhen knew that the Xuanyuan Family could escape death because of Zhou Xingyun.
Covering it secretly, using the power of the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor, he achieved his goal with two birds with one stone, preventing the Empress Dowager from dealing with the Xuanyuan family, and overthrowing the Minister of Household Affairs...