Chapter 202: An Important Event Announced in the Morning
Tomorrow is May 3rd of the first year of Tianqi.
There are morning court meetings every Wednesday, Saturday and September. The last morning court meeting on April 19th was canceled because of the arrest of Wang Hongyu. It has only been half a month now and the situation is completely different.
Ye Xianggao was a step slower than Sun Chengzong, and now he seized the opportunity to quickly draw a clear line with Zhao Nanxing and others and express his position to the world.
After he finished writing the memorial this time, no more emergencies arose, but he was still uneasy and decided to wait one night in the Wenyuan Pavilion in the palace and directly attend the morning court tomorrow.
Emperor Tianqi will have to deal with this matter sooner or later.
Being smart, he knew in his heart that it was best to continue cooperating with Wei Zhongxian now.
The normal relationship between the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies is to fight but not break down.
If it is too close, it will become a situation where Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao have great power, making the emperor jealous.
If the two fight too fiercely, eunuchs will fight against civil servants, and the conflict between the emperor and court officials will become acute.
Therefore, smart people like Wei Zhongxian and Ye Xianggao, who are both newly appointed, must be a little more relaxed.
As expected, Wei Zhongxian came to Wenyuan Pavilion that night to discuss some matters with him tomorrow morning.
When Wei Zhongxian arrived at the check-in room, he saw that Ye Xianggao, a bachelor, was there. He quickly greeted him and expressed his condolences.
"Haha, my father-in-law is the one who works so hard. His Majesty, the assistant, takes care of many things every day. He still trusts me, an old man who has been at home for many years, as his chief assistant. I am really grateful."
Ye Xianggao can be the first assistant instead of people like Zhao Nanxing and Gao Panlong. This magnanimity is one of the reasons.
After all, cabinet officials have constant contact with the emperor and eunuchs. It is impossible for someone to scold the eunuchs whenever they see them.
After being polite, you should quickly clear up the matter.
Ye Xianggao had been up most of the night waiting for this moment, and quickly asked in a low voice, father-in-law, if your majesty would handle it tomorrow morning..."
crunch
The door to the duty room of Wenyuan Pavilion was gently pushed open, and someone came in again. When they looked up, they saw it was Liu Ruoyu, Eunuch Liu.
Ye Xianggao greeted him and said: "It turns out to be Liu, the eunuch of Yinshou."
But Eunuch Liu quickly apologized and said: "Master Chief Assistant, I am no longer Liu Shimin, the eunuch of Yin Shou, but Liu Ruoyu, the young eunuch of Zhidian."
Ye Xianggao was startled and thought quickly about his position.
The Zhidian Supervisor is a very hard-working position among the Twelve Supervisors, and is mainly responsible for cleaning the palace. He has also changed from the Yin Shou Supervisor, the Eunuch, to the Zhidian Supervisor, the Young Supervisor, and his position has also been reduced by two levels.
The punishment is quite severe.
Ordinarily, Wang Hongyu’s matter has basically come to light, shouldn’t he be treated like this?
Liu Ruoyu looked very humble and said: "The cleaning tonight has been completed, and I came here to report to Eunuch Wei."
"Done?" Wei Zhongxian said casually with ill intentions.
"It has indeed been completed, and my subordinates personally watched it."
"No! Your Majesty has something important to announce tomorrow. There can't be any sloppiness. I'll trouble Eunuch Liu to clean it up before going to court."
"Ah, my subordinates obey."
Liu Ruoyu retreated weakly. He was originally very artistic, but now he looked very haggard, with many calluses on his hands. He looked nothing like the elegant eunuch in the palace who knew the most about literature, music and classics.
Ye Xianggao sighed inwardly and remembered that Wei Zhongxian was really a ruthless character. Even if Liu Ruoyu was Wang Hongyu's uncle, he would still be treated like this in the end.
It seems that he has given Emperor Tianqi a lot of wind behind his back, and he is still on guard now.
He could guess that this was all a play arranged by Wang Hongyu.
He was deliberately made to think that Wei Zhongxian and his uncle were in fierce competition.
Even though he was extremely smart, it was impossible for him to guess the truth. At most, he was just a little suspicious.
And more importantly, once the news spreads, other people who are not as smart as Ye Xianggao will definitely believe it to be true.
As soon as Liu Ruoyu went out, Wei Zhongxian returned to his honest expression.
Ye Xianggao quickly got to the point and talked about the memorial to be presented today.
Old Wei laughed and said that His Majesty paid close attention to it and had read it carefully. Please feel free to rest assured.
"His Majesty always remembers the support Donglin gave him in his heart, and never forgets Donglin's uprightness and loyalty day and night. Even if this incident is completely unexpected, he must let the loyal ministers who speak uprightly be affected as little as possible. So, Ye Shoufu, don't worry, you
His Majesty knows in his heart the efforts he has made."
Wei Zhongxian's cultural level is not high, but he is very good at dealing with people and his speaking skills are not weak.
These words mean that Zhu Youxiao remembers the good things Donglin did to him and will not punish him severely this time. But from another perspective, it can also be understood that he will remember the things Donglin has done, some of which he can do and some of which he cannot.
Do.
Beating is a combination of reminding and coaxing, not direct confrontation.
Wei Zhongxian knows this well.
Ye Xianggao probably understood how the matter would be handled, and felt a little relieved. After a brief exchange, it was not good to waste Wei Zhongxian's time. The two said goodbye for the time being, and he continued to wait for the morning court in Wenyuan Pavilion.
Before dawn, hundreds of officials gathered outside the Meridian Gate.
Ye Xianggao, Liu Yijing, Han Xu and other great scholars, as close ministers of the emperor, were waiting in the palace in advance.
When the hour comes, the left and right gates are opened, the civil servants enter through the left gate, and the generals enter through the right gate. Bells and drums play music, and the cleansing whip is sounded again. All the officials stand still in Fengtianmen Square.
Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne and held court in the square in the morning. The emperor had to listen to politics in the open air.
In the Ming Dynasty, except for important festivals or events, morning dynasties were generally held at Fengtianmen Square.
Officials from Honglu Temple first reported the number of attendees. This time the attendance rate was extremely high, with nearly 1,000 officials present.
As usual, the officials of Honglu Temple should retire and start the performance.
However, Wang Tiqian, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, came forward to communicate with the officials of Honglu Temple, and the man said loudly: "In addition to the officials in Beijing, there is also Wang Hongyu, the guerrilla general who is assisting the Liao and Sichuan troops!"
Wang Hongyu!
Everyone was shocked and immediately started whispering.
"Wasn't he arrested and sent to prison half a month ago?!"
"Your news is old. He is now said to be a hero like Yue Wumu."
"A warrior is in Zhao Prison, and now he is directly summoned to attend the morning court. It seems that something big is about to happen."
“It’s really sad for me as a scholar that a martial artist is reused.”
"What's the sadness for scholars? Civilization and military affairs are not opposed to each other. Are you worried that if you can't find the fault of the generals in the future, you won't be promoted without merit?"
Most officials still have the mentality of watching a show.
But Zhao Nanxing's mentality has collapsed.
Is this a trap?
Are you the stupidest one?
He still has some sense and probably knows that he has been tricked.
Looking at the side and rear, Gao Panlong, who was in the criminal team, suddenly felt happy, it turned out that he was not the stupidest one.
I saw that Gao Panlong had no doubt that there might be something fishy about this. At this time, he raised his chin and looked in the direction of the Meridian Gate with some provocation.
Okay, I'm really ready to leave. If you're so stupid, why don't you stay and take care of yourself?
From the direction of Meridian Gate, Wang Hongyu is here.