"The enthronement ceremony is scheduled for September. The Imperial Heavenly Supervisor chooses an auspicious day. The Ministry of Rites is responsible for preparing the ceremony and issuing invitations, inviting kings and envoys from various countries to come to Dongyou to discuss friendly relations with each other."
The Minister of Rites was surprised: "Your Majesty, Dayong City and Yanguo Emperor are far away from Dongyou. When they receive the message and arrange for envoys to come to Dongyou, two months is not enough. They are afraid that they will not be able to catch up with the excitement of the enthronement ceremony.
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The continent of Tianxia is dominated by Dongyou, adjacent to Dayong to the west, Nanqi to the south, and Mobei to the north, which became a vassal state of Dongyou many years ago. In addition, it borders Xijiang to the west, and there is also the Yan Kingdom on the side of Xijiang.
Among them, Mobei is the closest to Dongyou Imperial City, and because the grassland in Mobei has now become the place where Dongyou raises war horses, the princes of Mobei often stay in the grassland. They have strong people and strong horses. If they work hard, it will only take a few days.
Can reach Dongyou.
This was not the case in Dayong and Xijiang. They had no time to rush to Dongyou before the enthronement ceremony in September.
"By the way." Mr. Chief Assistant suddenly remembered something, "Isn't King Yongjing still in Dongyou? He can represent the envoy of Dayong to witness the emperor's enthronement ceremony."
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers in the palace raised their heads and looked at Queen Yun Zishu who was sitting beside them. These days, they still couldn't get used to the fact that there was a woman sitting next to the dragon chair.
Six hundred years after the founding of Dongyou, how could a queen sit beside the king in a majestic manner and listen to the government together?
Even when the young emperor ascended the throne, the queen mother would be separated from the court by a beaded curtain to show that men were superior to women. Their emperor was so lucky that he directly let a foreign princess take charge of the political power of Dongyou, giving her the opportunity to participate in major political affairs.
Aren’t you worried about what kind of trouble will happen if the heroine is in power?
"Prince Jing is the hostage of Dongyou." Sicang sat on the chair, tapping the armrest with one hand, his tone full of coercion and courage, "I want to see if they dare to send other princes over this time.
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hostage?
The ministers looked surprised. Although they had known that King Jing was trapped in Guanyi, this was the first time they heard the term "hostage", and the Queen didn't show any unhappy reaction at all?
King Jing is her royal brother after all...
"Your Majesty is right." Yun Zishu raised her lips slightly. Although she couldn't hear the thoughts of the ministers, she could guess something from their expressions, "Prince Jing is Emperor Dayong's favorite candidate for crown prince.
Keeping him in Dongyou will make Dayong surrender. In addition to him, Emperor Dayong has three other princes, but none of them are expected to be emperors. Even if they are lucky enough to sit on the throne of God, they will still be weak kings, so you don't have to worry.
Dayong will appear on Dongyou territory sooner or later."
As soon as this statement came out, the ministers whispered among themselves.
Dongyou, who conquers the world with force, has long been accustomed to conquest. Whether he is a civil servant or a military general, he has never been afraid of war. They all have ambition hidden in their bones.
But as Yun Zishu is the princess of Dayong, and Dayong is her mother country after all, is she really willing to watch Dayong be annexed?
What if this is just a stopgap measure on her part?
"This is the arrangement for the enthronement ceremony for the time being. We can discuss other matters later. There is no need to rush." Yun Zishu said, "There are many things happening in the dynasty these days, and you are all tired——"
"Your Majesty, the Queen." The Minister of Rites bowed, "I have one more thing to report."
"explain."
"The emperor has ascended the throne. After the enthronement ceremony in September, it is time to draft a draft to fill the harem. This is the usual practice. In addition to the draft in the year of enthronement, it will be held once every three years in the next three years. I also ask the emperor and the empress to show me." The Minister of Rites said respectfully.
, "I and others can also make preparations in advance."
Sicang's expression was slightly cold: "We haven't figured out the important matters of our family and country yet, so where is the time for the draft?"
"Reporting to the emperor, the draft is also one of the important events that cannot be ignored by the royal family. The purpose of filling the harem is to continue the line of descendants, so that there will be successors, ministers and so on——"
"That's enough!" Si Cang's eyebrows were cold and full of impatience, "Isn't the queen pregnant with a royal heir? It's already hard for her to be pregnant, and she has to worry about national affairs. It's okay for you to be inconsiderate. You're still here.
Are you causing trouble for her here? Do you want to give up your seat and replace it with someone else? "
"I don't dare." The Minister of Rites hurriedly knelt down, "I deserve to die, Your Majesty, please calm down!"
When the other ministers who wanted to follow suit heard this, they stopped thinking and silently stood back to their original positions.
The Emperor's draft is certainly a big deal, but there's no need to lose your job over it, right? Besides, the Emperor has just ascended the throne and will have plenty of time to draft, so there's no rush.
The early court ended with all the ministers frightened.
The emperor and empress left together, and the ministers knelt down to see them off, shouting long live. It was not until the hall became quiet that several ministers dared to turn around and whisper: "Well... It is hard work for the queen to be pregnant, but she has to worry about national affairs.
It’s not our decision. Isn’t the Emperor’s anger a bit unreasonable?”
Since it is hard to be pregnant, it would be great for the Queen to move to Fengyi Palace to raise her baby with peace of mind. Why does she have to sit in the palace to discuss matters with the ministers?
Women should not be involved in major political affairs.
However, even these words, they only dared to whisper, for fear of being overheard by others.
"So what if it's unreasonable?" Another official sighed, "Don't you dare to protest?"
King Cheng's family is in exile, Feng Zhiyuan and the bandits have sentenced the queen to death, and the queen is pregnant and needs to stay in a happy mood... At this juncture, there are probably not many people who dare to protest.
The ministers retreated one after another.
Sicang and Yun Zishu went to the Imperial Study Room first and finished handling today's memorial together. Yuan Hai and several servants stood aside to serve them, serving tea and water, studying ink and passing messages. Other than that, there was only the Emperor and Empress.
The sound of two people chatting occasionally.
After the memorial was approved, Yuan Hai quickly ordered the eunuch to bring water to clean the hands of the two masters, and then asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, the Queen, I have something... I don't know whether I should say it or not."
Sicang glanced at him calmly: "If you shouldn't say it, don't say it."
Yuan Hai was silent.
Yun Zishu smiled lightly: "Eunuch Yuan wants to talk about the queen of Jingyang Palace?"
"Yes, Queen Shengming." Yuan Hai nodded quickly and said respectfully, "I would like to ask how the emperor plans to arrange..."
Sicang said indifferently: "Hasn't she already been thrown into the cold palace by the Supreme Emperor?"
Yuan Hai smiled cautiously and said: "Yes, but you have to have a title, right? After your Majesty ascends the throne, the Queen will move into the Fengyi Palace. Should the one from the Jingyang Palace be promoted to the Queen Mother? Although she was imprisoned
It’s a cold palace, but the Supreme Emperor didn’t deprive her of the throne. This... there can’t be two queens in this palace, otherwise it will be inconsistent with etiquette.”
Especially since the queen is still the emperor's mother, no matter whether she has feelings or not, she cannot mess up the hierarchy.