Chapter 404: Forced Palace
Early in the morning, all the ministers had been waiting outside the Meridian Gate for a long time. Today's court discussion has been decided, mainly about the snow disaster in Jiangxi. For this, all departments and government offices have done their homework. Therefore, everyone was not at a loss. As usual, as a year ago, when the palace gate opened, they entered one after another.
Zhu Youzhang was obviously also energetic today. He wore a robe and a crown on the head. He sat on the golden chair on the Danbao. When the two groups of ministers bowed together, they smiled and raised their hands and said, "You are exempt from the tribute. Now everyone knows a little about the disaster in Nanchang Prefecture. The heavens are not good. Suddenly, the heavy snow has fallen, crushing many houses, and causing tens of thousands of refugees. As the cold land is frozen today, the refugees are not covered in clothes and cannot fill their stomachs, and there is not even a place to stand. If the court lets it go without paying attention, let alone this is a mistake in the administration, just say so much
Once the refugees have resentment and cause trouble, it is not a good thing. Officials force the people to rebel, this is the biggest mistake of government administration in history. How can I repeat the same mistake? The general disaster relief regulations have been formulated by the cabinet, but in detail, how much disaster relief funds should be allocated by the Ministry of Revenue and how the local government should rescue them, but we still have to discuss it again. The disaster situation is urgent and cannot be delayed anymore. Therefore, I hope that today, through this court discussion, we will finalize the affairs of Jiangxi, and each government will perform its own duties and do what the court wants. Okay, let’s not talk much, let’s talk about it."
Almost every time the court discusses, if something happens, Zhu Youzhang will have an opening remark first, with the intention of telling the civil and military officials of the court what they are going to discuss today, and focus on solving this matter first, and put other matters aside.
What kind of approach naturally has its benefits, and it is the same today. Zhu Youzhang only has one purpose today, disaster relief!
Many of the two squads of civil and military officials are eager to try. The emperor has always cared about disaster relief. Before, everyone has roughly taken some measures to relieve disasters, so now it is natural to show some performance.
But no one expected that the first person who stood up was neither the Ministry of Revenue nor the Ministry of Works, but Cai Chang, a member of the Ministry of Rites. This person was the first person to stand up, which surprised everyone. It was said that disaster relief had nothing to do with you. You are a member of the Ministry of Rites. Before the Ministry of Revenue came out to calculate the accounts first, you came out to steal the limelight. What a shame? There is really no rules.
Cai Chang has always been inconspicuous in the court. He is still an intermediate official of the Ministry of Rites. He has no power or power, and is very likely to make people forget that he always stands aside most of the time. Usually this guy may not be qualified to be on the court to discuss politics. This is because Zhu Youzhe attaches great importance to disaster relief, so he has the opportunity to enter the palace.
Such a guy makes people feel very jealous, but since they have already stood up, no one will object. If you discuss the court, you can't tell the people out.
However, several officials from the Ministry of Revenue were obviously a little dissatisfied. Last night, everyone was on duty. After staying up all night, they finally calculated a account, but were taken first by an inconspicuous guy.
Cai Chang stood up, looked at everyone, and said lightly: "Your Majesty is worried about the victims, and he is unparalleled in kindness. I admire him..."
The opening remark was first flattering, which made people laugh. Most of this guy was here to show off.
Unexpectedly, Cai Chang's next words shocked everyone.
"But, I think there is another thing that is more urgent than the disaster relief matters of Nanchang Prefecture. Please be aware of it."
Having said this, Zhu Youzing couldn't help but ask, "Oh? I don't know what?"
Cai Chang raised his head and said lightly: "Liu Chengfeng is in charge of the military, government and civil affairs of the Xuanfu, and has 100,000 elite troops. Xuanfu is only a short distance from the capital, and it is of great importance. Since Taizu, how can military officers master the principles of borders? Your Majesty must observe it. Otherwise, if there is any abnormal movement in the Xuanfu, the capital will be in danger and the country will be in danger. The most urgent task at the moment is to recall Liu Chengfeng immediately, select a capable minister from the Inspectorate, and go to Xuanfu to serve as governor..."
The civil and military officials in the court were suddenly in an uproar. The emperor had set the tone for the court discussion this time, but Cai Chang was very brave and had such a bit of character. In fact, Liu Chengfeng's affairs had long aroused the dissatisfaction of many civil and military officials. After all, Liu Chengfeng was a military officer, and no matter how capable he was, he was not a scholar. Now a military officer has become an imperial envoy of the Xuanfu, managing the military and civil affairs of the Xuanfu. This is an unprecedented event. Once this example is opened, where will scholars be placed?
Some people really think about the court, and always think that Liu Chengfeng is not reliable, so someone stands up and says, "I have heard of it. Now rumors are everywhere in the capital. There are children on the street saying that Xuanfu is Chenqiao, and Your Majesty must be careful and think about the country."
This suddenly meant a big rock threw it into the lake, and the whole hall became lively. However, at this time, Liu Jian was stunned for a moment, his mouth twitched slightly, and he looked at Cai Chang with a meaningful look.
Zhu Youting's face turned pale, and he was talking about disaster relief all the time. Unexpectedly, he turned to the Xuanfu incident again. At this moment, he was obviously angry.
He seemed to have noticed something. Yesterday, Liu Jian also tried hard to persuade him to recall Liu Chengfeng, but his attitude was firm, so Liu Jian had to give up. However, he never thought that there were so many people who raised the old things again for this matter today, so there was really nothing wrong with this? Or, this matter was led by Liu Jian. Seeing that the persuasion could not be achieved, he simply ordered people to let him not come to Taiwan during this court discussion.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youzing couldn't help but glared at Liu Jian fiercely. I had said I was not allowed to mention it anymore, but you still wanted to make trouble. Could it be that I really took my words as a warning to you? That's fine. If you are a loyal minister, you can do it either by your death or by your hard advice, but why did you secretly encourage people to make trouble here?
Liu Jian happened to catch Zhu Youzhang's stern gaze. At this time, he also felt that things were strange, but no matter how strange it was, he already knew in his heart that Zhu Youzhang must have suspected that he had made small moves behind his back, and the target was the emperor, which was suspected of being unfaithful. No matter how calm Liu Jian was, he felt endless pressure at this time.
Zhu Youzhang took a deep breath at this time and said lightly: "My dear friends, your words are not unreasonable. But now Xuanfu has just stabilized. If the court urgently recalls the Marquis of Lianzhou, I am afraid that it is inappropriate. I will think about this matter again. Let's talk about it later. Now I want to talk about the disaster in Nanchang Prefecture. The disaster is like fire. How can I be careless? After the disaster relief..."
Zhu Youzhe thought about calming the people, and this matter could be delayed, but he didn't expect that someone would interrupt him at this time. Cai Chang, who stood up first, said: "Since Your Majesty does not mention Xuanfu, I have another word to be brave. I heard that King Ning has already been willing to marry the Marquis of Lianzhou and is willing to marry the Marquis of Lianzhou. I secretly think that although Liu Chengfeng already has a wife, he has made great contributions to the court. If the Marquis of Lianzhou really can marry King Ning, it would be a blessing for the court. Your Majesty, this marriage may be promised, which may become a good story..."
All of a sudden, everyone was stunned...
King Ning actually intended to marry his second daughter to Liu Chengfeng, but he didn't hear any news. Didn't King Ning turn against Liu Chengfeng into enemies? What's going on?
In fact, it was not only them who were shocked, but Zhu Youzhang even more shocked. Because this matter was implicated in the royal family and was extremely sensitive, when Ning Wang revealed the news, the Zong Ling Mansion did not dare to be proficient or spread it easily. Instead, it directly reported to Zhu Youzhang, and Zhu Youzhang only gave the news to Liu Jian. In addition, he only revealed a few words in the letter to Liu Chengfeng.
So for Zhu Youzhang, this matter is absolutely impossible to reveal. Several senior officials in Zong Ling Mansion are royal relatives, so these people naturally have to hide their shame for the royal family. But now, the news has been revealed. The person who leaked the news must not be Liu Chengfeng. Liu Chengfeng is in Xuan Mansion, and this matter involves him. It will not be beneficial to him to leak the news.
Who else can be left?
Zhu Youzhang's eyes suddenly became sharp like a knife, and he looked at Liu Jian with an aggressive gaze.
There is nothing wrong with this. Liu Jian had this motivation. He was determined to recall Liu Chengfeng, so he made concessions to me on the surface, but he did not give up. Instead, he asked the officials below to stand up and oppose it, and even left a backup plan. If I was not surrendered by the ministers, I might as well take out the killer move and spread the story of King Ning's desire to marry Liu Chengfeng and ask King Ning to marry Liu Chengfeng. In this way, if Liu Chengfeng is back to prepare for the marriage, it is naturally not suitable to stay in Xuanfu again. And once he gets close to King Ning, will I dare to use Liu Chengfeng again?
In this way, Liu Jian's goal was naturally achieved.
However... Zhu Youzhang felt a tremendous anger at this time. He claimed that he was meticulous to several cabinet ministers and was obedient to them. Therefore, he always believed that the cabinet was the most selfless to him, the emperor, and Liu Jian was extremely loyal to him. But now, he suddenly felt like he was being fooled, which was a very strong sense of shame. His kindness is now in exchange for this result. In order to achieve his goal, Liu Jian did not hesitate to contact the ministers privately and prevented him from coming to Taiwan in court. What's even more terrifying is that Liu Jian's actions were even similar to forcing the palace.
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Congratulations to Tiger. At noon today, Tiger passed the road test, and then took the coach's car to 3 pm to go home. After taking a shower and having a meal, I was sweating a little late. The first update was delivered. Tiger will continue to update later.
Chapter completed!