Qiao Yuyan knew that this turmoil in the court would have a great impact on her father, but hearing Wen Tingyuan say this still made her feel a little panicked.
She went back to her parents' home twice, but when she saw how worried the old lady and Mr. Xu were, she could only suppress her worries and comfort them with good words.
But within two days, Qiao Weisheng was implicated.
After more than half a month of turmoil in the court, the Holy Father seemed tired of hearing about the disputes, so he simply quit the court for three days and went to a courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing to relax. This was only known because Wen Tingyuan wanted to secretly accompany Qiao Yuyan.
The rumor outside was that the Holy Emperor was made sick by these people and had to be examined by an imperial doctor.
Therefore, three days later, the Holy Emperor came to court again, his face no longer as cold and arrogant as before. When an official once again proposed the posthumous title of the late emperor, the Holy Emperor turned directly to Qiao Weisheng.
"After Cui Aiqing became official, the one who can be entrusted with the affairs of the Ministry of Rites is Qiao Aiqing. Why don't you tell me what kind of posthumous title should be chosen for the late emperor according to etiquette and consistent practice?"
His tone sounded a little more tired now, but the eyes that fell on Qiao Weisheng were as sharp as an eagle.
Qiao Weisheng was particularly busy in the Ministry of Rites during this period. Regarding this matter, there was not only a quarrel in the court, but also various opinions within the Ministry of Rites. Although he temporarily took over the post of Minister, the appointment was not finalized.
It's not feasible for a new official to take office with three things in mind, and many old ministers don't listen to him that much.
When the Holy Emperor asked him, he could only answer according to what he thought in his heart, so he respectfully handed over his memorial.
There was so much noise in the court these days that Qiao Weisheng didn't want to argue with everyone at this time, so he simply wrote a memorial and presented it in court.
It also saves you from not being able to pass the cabinet level.
The Holy Emperor took the memorial from the eunuch and opened it as if he was bored, but the expression on his face became unfathomable.
This made the courtiers standing below also become nervous, wondering what the name Qiao Weisheng had chosen.
After a while, I heard the new emperor snorting coldly, "What a golden mean!"
As he spoke, he threw the memorial down and his face turned completely cold, "Those who have not yet spoken about their feelings are acting as cunningly as you, Qiao Weisheng, do you hope that these two parties will not offend?!"
After saying that, he walked away again.
Mr. Zhang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, picked up the memorial, glanced at it twice, and sneered at Qiao Weisheng, "What kind of word is the word '武' given by Mr. Qiao?
Everyone knows that the late emperor has never experienced any war. Even when he ascended the throne, the battle for the throne was so fierce, the late emperor stayed out safely because of his destiny. You, 'Wu', are clearly mocking the late emperor!
"
Qiao Weisheng did not talk to him, his attitude was obvious.
Master Zhang said exactly what he was thinking.
The late emperor was not really a good emperor, but he was not as unbearable as the previous dynasty kings who had subjugated their country. Therefore, the word "strict" led by the Zheng family was definitely not acceptable.
What's more, using this word clearly has the flavor of framing the Holy One for being unfilial.
And "武" is indeed a beautiful posthumous title. Thousands of years later, people who are not familiar with history would not actually know that the word "武" refers to the fact that the late emperor used swords on his children and wives.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was recognized as a hero of the generation. When they saw this word, everyone would only think of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which calmed down the hostility at this time.
But this obviously dissatisfied the Zheng family. In fact, many people in the court listed many posthumous titles and were attacked by them, not to mention the beautiful posthumous title of Qiao Weisheng.
Therefore, Qiao said that after posting this letter, he could be regarded as offending people on both sides. It is no wonder that the emperor said that he wanted to please both sides, which is the so-called golden mean.
Because Qiao Weisheng was publicly reprimanded by the Holy Emperor, the group of officials who looked at the emperor's face finally had a place to use.
The others were furious with each other, each had their own position, and there were indeed many things to criticize. However, until now, the Holy One had not directly spoken out to support which side.
Even though many people knew that the Holy Spirit was probably on the side of the Zheng family in his heart, as long as he didn't say it verbally, there was still a possibility of change.
But Qiao Weisheng is different. This is a person who has been openly refuted by the Holy Spirit in court. Why don't they quickly find various reasons to join the book, but it won't show up. They have been working hard to find trouble during this period.
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The Yanguan group is different from other official positions. Their official positions are not high, but they have the right to serve as high as the chief assistant of the minister and as low as the local magistrate.
Although many courtiers don't care much about these crimson-robed men who talk about horse racing and talking about strong men, it is really troublesome to get entangled with them.
For example, now Qiao Weisheng, almost everything that happened 180 years ago has been revealed and explained.
The most talked about thing is the marriage with the Xu family, which has been said to be an affair without a matchmaker, let alone marrying a merchant woman in an official position.
Even in fact, when Qiao Weisheng married the Xu family, he did not hold an official position.
What's more, the Xu family actually donated a small official from the Weaving Bureau. To be honest, they are not considered a complete merchant.
Next is a series of incidents involving the eldest daughter Qiao Yuyan.
God knows how they, as officials standing in the court, could even find out about Qiao Yuyan's embarrassing incident at the banquet.
Her marriage to Wen Tingyuan was criticized extremely harshly. Although her original intention was to criticize Qiao for saying she was not good at raising a goddaughter, Wen Tingyuan was actually involved.
Seeing Wen Tingyuan coming back every day, his face getting more and more ugly, Qiao Yuyan still didn't know what was going on.
Later, when I learned the whole story from Cheng Feng's mouth, he was also filled with disbelief.
Immediately, he understood Wen Tingyuan's mood at this time.
He is now just a low-ranking official. Although he serves as a pen in front of the emperor, he cannot express any opinions of his own unless the emperor orders him to do so.
But the problem is that this matter was clearly thrown by the Holy Spirit himself. Even if he didn't expect the details of the development of the matter, he could still guess the direction.
Wen Tingyuan really had to endure it for his third uncle.
Qiao Yuyan knew that he was unhappy because he was being talked about, so she took advantage of the fact that there were only two people around to express her feelings, "You are always so transparent, how come you don't know about this kind of thing? Let's wait until this matter is over."
, and no one will mention it again.”
"A bunch of grown men are standing in the hall, gossiping like market women. It's really ridiculous!" He said, getting a little angry again, "If the commotion continues like this, everyone will be embarrassed. Why don't I go and talk to you tomorrow?
He explained..."
"Zhang Yuan!" Qiao Yuyan quickly held his hand, her tone a little urgent.
The two people's eyes met, and Wen Tingyuan understood what she had not said.