Chapter 834 Three are missing and one is missing (please vote for me!)
The ministers were all very temperamental. It didn't take much thinking to figure out that the queen, who had been marginalized by the palace system, was having a temper. I thought that the queen was easygoing, but that didn't seem to be the case.
Nowadays, many things from the palace to the court have to be discussed, and there is not much energy to be distracted, but the queen cannot ignore it.
The queen is ready to move the emperor in Xiyuan. How can the court meeting continue here? But the prince is only six years old and can't interfere at all.
Therefore, we can only let the ministers go to see the situation, advise them when they need to, and stop them when they need to, but it is impossible for all the ministers present to go there in a swarm, so we can only send a few representatives.
At this time, there are two selection modes. One is to let a few auxiliary ministers be appointed. Originally, the appointment of auxiliary ministers was meant to help handle the transitional affairs.
The second is to let the core figures of the imperial court in the traditional sense go, such as a combination of cabinet ministers and seven ministers from outside the court.
Yange Laoqiang said: "Without further delay, the auxiliary minister can quickly go to Xiyuan, and the rest will wait here first!"
If we include Qin Dewei who was squeezed in, there were only five auxiliary ministers originally appointed, as well as Chief Assistant Zhai Luan, Ge Lao Yan Song, Zhan Shi Zhang Bangqi, and Heavenly Official Xu Zan. This lineup is enough to represent the imperial court.
When he was about to go out, Qin Zhongtang suddenly said to Zhang Bangqi: "Everyone has gone there, who is here to look after the prince? You, an official of the East Palace, stay here!"
Zhang Bangqi said angrily: "Even if I leave, there are still other officials of the East Palace here. Qin Zhongtang is too worried!"
Everyone is auxiliary to the government, so why should he be excluded from practical matters? Do you, Qin Dewei, look down on others?
Qin Dewei muttered loudly: "It's true that villains are always worried, while mediocre officials have many worries."
Then he said openly and generously: "Since you don't want to stay, then you go to Xiyuan and I stay! That's all right!"
Zhang Bangqi: "."
Why did Qin Dewei stay when he said he wanted to stay? Did you deliberately tease people? Do you show how open-minded you are?
Yan Ge is tired. What kind of teammates are these? If you can't beat them, you can't beat them. Can you not take the initiative to kill them?
In the few encounters just now, Zhang Bangqi, the Zhejiang Party auxiliary whom he had brought in, was suddenly cut off by Qin Dewei by 30% of his prestige.
Besides, who can rest assured if Qin Dewei is left alone here with the prince? Maybe by the time everyone comes back, the prince will have been deceived into removing the four auxiliary ministers!
"No need to say more, Mr. Zhang, please stay!" Mr. Yan Ge said with unquestionable instructions.
Zhang Bangqi did not dare to object anymore and agreed.
Qin Dewei muttered loudly again: "People who can't accomplish anything are just joining in the fun, they are nothing!"
Many people who had just joined the court in the past two years and had never attended a court meeting immediately understood. No wonder among the ministers, Qin Zhongtang was the most heavily guarded and often used officers and soldiers as guards.
In the end, four auxiliary ministers went to Xiyuan to see the situation, while the rest waited in Wenhua Hall for the time being.
Exit Xihua Gate, take a boat across Taiye Pond, and arrive at Renshou Palace. After being notified, you enter and arrive in front of the main hall of Wanchun Palace.
Queen Fang stood on the stage, surrounded by dozens of eunuchs and maids, looking like she was about to take action.
Seeing several ministers, Empress Fang took the initiative and said: "I am about to send the Emperor back to Qianqing Palace. Gentlemen are very kind, so we can escort him together."
Zhai Luan, as the first assistant, came forward and asked: "Why did the empress suddenly have such an intention? I did not foresee it in advance."
Empress Fang replied: "The emperor is the husband, and I am the wife. As the head wife, I take care of the family affairs. Do I need to inform the gentlemen first?"
Zhai Shoufu added: "The Tian family is naturally different from ordinary people. Family affairs are state affairs. I just don't understand why the emperor is sent back to Qianqing Palace at this time?"
Queen Fang said: "Then I have made it clear that Qianqing Palace is the emperor's palace. Isn't it natural and natural for the emperor to return to Qianqing Palace? Why?
It’s as if no one has ever asked you, Chief Minister Zhai, why you are always the first in class at court meetings?”
From a theoretical point of view, Queen Fang's words are completely correct. In the palace layout design, the core of the front court is the three main halls, and the core of the harem is the Qianqing Palace, which is the "legal" palace of the emperor.
Queen Fang continued: "Also, now is an extraordinary period. People want peace, and the court must be stable! It is not right for the emperor to live in a side palace. It is better to move back to Qianqing Palace to stabilize people's morale!"
Before anyone else could wait, Mr. Yan Song took the lead and expressed his position: "The empress has thought carefully and what she said is absolutely true!"
The rest of the people were speechless. Could you, Mr. Yan Ge, be more obvious?
If Emperor Jiajing continues to lie in Renshou Palace, then according to the theory of loyalty proposed by Qin Zhongtang, Yange Lao, who has received the emperor's favor and was ordered to enter Zhiwuyi Palace, can only continue to serve the emperor in Wuyi Palace and cannot leave at will. Otherwise it would be ungrateful.
If Emperor Jiajing is really moved to Qianqing Palace in the future, then there is no need for Mr. Yan Ge to stay in Wuyi Palace! He can go back to Wenyuan Pavilion near the prince and compete with Qin Zhongtang for territory!
After all, several ministers entered Zhiwuyi Palace nominally to serve the emperor. If the emperor was no longer in Renshou Palace, why would they enter Zhiwuyi Palace?
Zhai Shoufu's reaction was a beat slower than that of Mr. Yan Ge. It was only then that he came to his senses and quickly spoke out in support: "What the empress said makes sense!"
Zhai Luan, like Yan Song, was constrained by the cage of "entering the Zhiwuyi Palace", so naturally he wanted to fly out.
Among the four auxiliary ministers who came here, two instantly agreed with Queen Fang.
Of the remaining two, Xu Tianguan had nothing to do with it. Anyway, he worked in the civil service department outside the court, and where the emperor lay in the palace really had little to do with him.
So in the end, only Qin Zhongtang was left without a clear attitude, or in other words, he hadn't made it clear yet.
After pondering for a moment, Qin Dewei spoke and said: "Your Majesty's dragon body is not in good condition. It is better to stay calm. Don't move casually to avoid unexpected events!
As the mother of the country, the queen should be cautious and take good care of the emperor's dragon body!"
This statement did not surprise anyone at all. Qin Dewei definitely opposed "moving the palace", and it is understandable that his words were a little outrageous.
Queen Fang responded tit-for-tat: "If an unexpected event happens outside the palace, it is an unknown thing and will not be beneficial to the country! If there is an unexpected event, it should be in the palace, so that we can be the master of the world!"
Xiyuan is outside the palace city and is not technically inside the palace, so it is said to be outside the palace.
Qin Dewei couldn't help but feel dazed for a moment, which made everyone else feel strange. They didn't know why Qin Zhongtang, who was known for his agility, suddenly lost his mind.
Mainly because Qin Dewei remembered that before the death of Emperor Jiajing in history, he was carried back to the Qianqing Palace by his chief minister Xu Jie after an absence of 20 or 30 years, and then died.
The posture of the queen in front of him carrying the emperor back to Qianqing Palace reminded Qin Zhongtang of Xu Jie in history.
In history, was Xu Shoufu still afraid of the emperor's death, just to prevent the emperor from unexpected events, so he had to go through such trouble?
What does Queen Fang mean? Qin Zhongtang always felt that this Queen was like a villain who couldn't get anything she wanted and turned evil because of love and hatred. This was too fast.
It can only be said that Qin Dewei, a powerful official with vested interests in the foreign court, had no personal experience with the almost abnormal living environment in the palace, and lacked empathy for the anxiety of women in the palace who lacked a sense of security.
After Qin Dewei came to his senses, he said to Queen Fang: "Now that the Queen Mother is in charge of palace affairs, why not ask the Queen Mother to make a decision?"
There is no fault to be found in this statement. Queen Fang's legal status is too high, and it is difficult for the ministers to be tough. It is appropriate to ask someone with a higher status to hedge against her.
Queen Fang said a little angrily: "Do you, Qin Zhongtang, only know that there is a queen mother? I don't need my aunt to interfere with our husband and wife's affairs!"
Qin Dewei said unceremoniously: "The family affairs and state affairs of the Tian family are mixed together, and they are not the affairs of the mother-in-law's family!"
When everyone thought that Queen Fang would continue to resist, unexpectedly the Queen stopped.
At this moment, a eunuch suddenly ran over, and the other queen shouted: "Report to the queen! Something happened over there!"
The old lady in the mouth of the eunuchs and maids often refers to the Queen Mother, the Dowager Concubine and the like, but now everyone knows that it refers specifically to the Queen Mother Zhang.
The eunuch continued in detail: "Just now, dozens of palace people gathered at the entrance of Ciqing Palace, making a lot of noise and shouting!
Immediately, several palace officials armed with sticks started beating and smashing in the front courtyard of Ciqing Palace, and then took advantage of the chaos to escape!"
Everyone was shocked. There are moths every year, but this year there are so many! What is this thing called?
It’s not like because the emperor was in a coma and the palace lacked authority, order immediately collapsed like this, right?
The man then replied: "I heard that after the Queen Mother comes out, she will deal with all the maids and eunuchs who have served her in the past ten years! A large number of them will be executed for neglecting the Holy Mother!"
Only then did everyone finally understand. No wonder the palace people were rioting and making trouble, and were in danger of being executed. Who cares about order?
Everyone knows that Queen Mother Zhang lived a very "hard life" in the past few years, and her treatment was worse than that of the cold palace. Yesterday, when the ministers went to invite the Queen Mother, they all saw it with their own eyes.
Therefore, it is human nature in a sense for the Queen Mother to be resentful and want to vent her grievances and take revenge on the palace officials who had abused her before.
Of course, no one present was so stupid as to think that the palace riot happened naturally, and there must have been people who contributed to it.
Judging from the character and style of the Zhang family, Empress Dowager Zhang's desire for cruel revenge was probably true, so she gave others the opportunity to add fuel to the flames.
If those rumors of mass executions are true, then the old queen mother's desire for revenge is too strong.
In other words, the Queen Mother really did not have the consciousness of "taking care of the overall situation and maintaining stability". She did not stabilize the situation first during an emergency, but hurriedly carried out liquidation and revenge first, resulting in trouble.
After hearing the news from the eunuch, Yan Song quickly asked: "Where is the Queen Mother? Is the Queen Mother safe?"
The empress dowager who did not step on the horse was killed by the palace people just like the emperor. That would be funny, and the Ming court would become the laughing stock of future generations!
The eunuch replied: "Zhang Gong, the Chief of Ceremonies, has gone to Ciqing Palace to suppress the situation. I have nothing to do except being slightly frightened!"
After hearing that the Queen Mother was fine, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, no matter which side they were on.
After the emperor suddenly fell into a coma, the situation was already chaotic enough, and no one wanted to make it worse.
While everyone was still thinking about the meaning and consequences of this matter, Queen Fang said: "Since something happened to my aunt, I'm afraid it will be difficult to distract her, so there is no need to bother her anymore!"
Of course others could understand. What the Queen was implying was that when Empress Dowager Zhang suffered such a thing, it was a small matter to lose her face. On a larger scale, it showed that she was completely unable to control the situation. What kind of authority did she have to take charge of palace affairs?
Based on experience, we can judge that a person who cannot convince the public and still insists on forceful management can only be a troublemaker.
Thinking of this, Qin Dewei was speechless for a long time. Although everything happened just now, it felt strange and familiar at the same time.
If the issue of carrying Emperor Jiajing back to the Qianqing Palace can be called "moving the palace", then does the fact that the palace of Empress Dowager Zhang was smashed by palace staff with sticks count as an "attack"?
Then there are really three missing ones. Don't wait for a while or a day or two for another "red pill" to pop up, right? Then the three major Ming Palace cases in history really came together in the 20th year of Jiajing!
All we can say is that routines have been popular since ancient times, but the tricks are still the same!
As he thought about it, Qin Zhongtang couldn't help but chant: "The flowers are similar every year, but the people are different every year!"
Everyone looked at Qin Zhongtang in surprise. What does he mean by suddenly reciting a poem at this moment? And it's not original!
Queen Fang, who was standing on top, suddenly shouted: "Qin Dewei! If you have anything to say, just say it!"
Qin Dewei ignored others and said to the Queen: "Nowadays, everything in the palace is troubled, and it is difficult for the Queen Mother to take care of the inside and outside. I kindly ask the Queen Mother to keep calm when handling palace affairs to avoid further troubles."
Empress Fang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After waiting for three full years, she finally had this old acquaintance and powerful official look at her seriously!
"Mr. Qin's words are very reasonable, but I am hasty." Empress Fang quickly picked up the conversation and took the initiative to express her kindness and said: "The emperor should be placed in Renshou Palace for the time being."
Qin Dewei looked around and said: "The Queen Mother looks after the Prince and supervises the country, so it is really difficult to take care of the palace affairs. As the mother of the country, the empress is the master of the harem, so she can take care of the palace affairs."
Mr. Yan Ge: "."
Is the tense situation between you just now an illusion?
Originally we were expecting the emperor to "move the palace", but now it seems that we shouldn't have any expectations for the queen at all!
Qin Dewei continued to suggest: "Also, the queen's father should have been knighted according to etiquette. This time the queen has helped save the emperor. It is unreasonable for the court not to knight her family. I think she should be knighted."
Everyone was stunned. The speed of Qin Dewei's kneeling was really surprising. Is it because you, Qin Dewei, are too fast, or do you have a tacit understanding with the Queen?
What else could Qin Dewei say? A woman who almost put together three major cases should no longer be underestimated or ignored. There is no need to continue to provoke her.
But voluntarily giving up the relocation means that there is still hope! As for women, just coax her and that's it!
Queen Fang's hands in her sleeves were tightly clenched into fists, and now her palms were covered in sweat. Today she finally knew how to deal with people like Qin Dewei.
If you have no influence and value, you cannot ask for charity from such people! A gentle whipping and a sweet date are the way to go!
I'm not in good condition and I can't feel the code, so let's leave it like that. I still have the double monthly pass, please ask for the guaranteed monthly pass!