As Zhu Hao had guessed, Sun Jiao continued to submit requests for resignation, each time with more intense words.
But now the court is not too concerned about whether Sun Jiao comes back. Even Yang Tinghe seems to know that even if the new emperor does not use Sun Jiao, he will use other old court officials who have become officials. And now the most troublesome thing for the civil servants is Xiao Xiao.
The emperor welcomed Princess Chiang into the palace with the courtesy expected of the empress dowager.
There was a lot of noise in the court hall that day.
"I have become the emperor, and my mother and concubine have no one to support me. I am only fulfilling my filial piety, but you say that I have messed up the etiquette? I would like to ask, it is mentioned in the "Book of Rites" that when my mother is alive, she has no brothers.
But you want to adopt someone else's name and ignore your mother?"
Zhu Si's attitude was extremely determined.
This time it was not a dispute between ministers, but a debate between the emperor and a group of remonstrators.
From the beginning to the end, the cabinet, the six ministers, the nine ministers, etc. did not come out to speak. The only people who argued with the emperor were Shizhong, Hanlin bachelors and others. These people cited scriptures in order to get the emperor to accept the great gift that had been decided before.
Although Zhang Cong's previous memorial caused waves in the court, it was obvious that no one dared to acknowledge it directly.
A court meeting broke up unhappy.
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After returning, Yang Ting and the people in the faction were naturally full of energy and argued hard with their arguments.
Of course, the person who was pushed to the front was not Yang Tinghe, but Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites.
But now Mao Cheng feels that he can't hold on any longer. He has resigned twice recently... Obviously he doesn't want to stay at the forefront. Originally, he was supposed to take the lead in discussing the ceremony in the court meeting, but he can't.
No matter how many times Yang Tinghe winked at him, he remained indifferent. In the end, he just watched the middle-level officials arguing with the emperor.
In the Hanlin Academy.
Zhu Hao arrived very late in the morning. He simply sorted out his manuscripts for a while and then prepared to leave the class. It was his turn to take a rest in the afternoon.
There is no need to come back tomorrow...
It happens to be the Hungry Ghost Festival.
Today, people in the Hanlin Academy are either thinking about offering sacrifices to their ancestors, or they are thinking about taking advantage of the break to go out to the city to have fun and relax.
No one concentrates on work.
When he was about to leave at noon, Yu Chengxun came over and said he wanted to treat Zhu Hao to dinner.
"Brother Yu, it's better to say goodbye. I have arranged some things here, so I won't join in the fun." Zhu Hao declined with a smile.
Yu Chengxun asked: "What's the matter?"
Zhu Hao said: "It's a family matter. My mother will come to the capital from her hometown recently."
Yu Chengxun asked doubtfully: "Aren't you from the Zhu family of Jinyiwei Qianhu? The Zhu family seems to be in the capital, right?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "My mother has always been in Anlu. By the way, my household registration is also in Anlu now. The property left by my father is also there. It's hard to leave my hometown... But now that I have passed the Jinshi examination, I want to
Take my mother to the capital to support her."
Yu Chengxun sighed: "What a filial son. I will definitely pay you a visit when your father arrives in Beijing."
"Is there any inconvenience?"
Zhu Hao shook his head.
"Oh, look at me, it is indeed inconvenient... But since we are friends, it shouldn't be a problem if you want to come and visit your majesty, right?"
Yu Chengxun wanted to have a good relationship with Zhu Hao, so he didn't think much of visiting the Frost Lady.
At present, Zhu Hao has gained the respect of Yang Shen. Although he has not yet been used by Yang Tinghe, being valued by Yang Shen is the first step for Zhu Hao to gain a foothold in the Hanlin Academy.
Yu Chengxun and Zhu Hao left the writing room together, and when they were approaching the gate of the Hanlin Academy, Yu Chengxun said: "Your Majesty is quite stubborn on the matter of taking the princess to the capital. I heard that you have a lot of insights into etiquette. Here, Bachelor Liu will make arrangements.
The mission is to ask everyone to study the "Book of Rites" after they go back and see how to cite scriptures and refute it, so that Your Majesty will no longer insist on receiving the princess into the palace with the courtesy of the Queen Mother."
Zhu Hao thought for a while.
This time I was quite friendly, and I didn't ask all the new scholars or Hanlin scholars to jointly submit a memorial.
But asking everyone to go back and study the "Book of Rites", is this the strategy Liu Chun came up with?
Zhu Hao said: "Brother Yu, is this what Bachelor Liu means, or...brother Yang?"
"hehe."
Yu Chengxun leaned over and whispered, "Sometimes, just pretend to be cool, don't be more serious... I know you have a quick mind, but sometimes you can't be too straightforward when speaking."
After saying that, he gave Zhu Hao a wink, meaning, just know that this was Yang Shen's idea.
The Hanlin Academy is now nominally presided over by Liu Chun, with Feng Xi as his deputy. However, in fact, many affairs of the Hanlin Academy, especially those involving the Jing Yanri Peace Conference, are handled by Yang Shen behind the scenes. Yang Shen relies on his father's majesty to
There is a vague tendency to become a Hanlin bachelor.
Everyone in the Hanlin Academy knew it, but no one dared to point it out.
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"He really said that?"
After Yu Chengxun saw Zhu Hao out of the Hanlin Academy, he took an official sedan to Yang Mansion to meet Yang Shen.
Yang Shen did not go to the Hanlin Academy that day and stayed at home to sort out the manuscripts. At present, the compilation of "Wuzong Shilu" has entered the final stage of sorting and entering manuscripts. Yang Tinghe meant to take advantage of the official editing of "Wuzong Shilu" to compile Yang Shen's manuscripts.
His name ranks high among the compilations.
Book revision is the most important "political achievement" in the assessment of appointments and removals in the Hanlin Academy.
Generally speaking, when an important book is completed, the editor will be promoted to a higher rank as appropriate.
It is difficult for the Hanlin Academy to get any other credit.
Yu Chengxun sat down. After all, they were brother-in-law and brother-in-law. They were a family, so they were not so reserved in private.
Yu Chengxun smiled and said: "I think he is quite upright in his words. He is not diligent in his work, but he is not lazy either. In short, he is well versed in the Confucian golden mean... I really can't see any hard work in him.
, but he was able to pass the exam and have outstanding literary talent... Haha."
Yang Shen did not refute Yu Chengxun's opinion, but said calmly: "Perhaps I have put in too much effort in the past ten years and received high hopes from others. Only after passing the Jinshi exam did I not want to trouble myself too much."
Yu Chengxun said: "Yongxiu, you are the number one scholar, you should understand him, right?"
Yang Shen put down the manuscript in his hand, looked at Yu Chengxun and said, "Now both the government and the public are discussing the matter of your majesty welcoming the princess. I am not in Hanyuan today. What unique insights do the people around me have?"
"I've never heard anyone mention it..."
Yu Chengxun is very calm.
Who among the idle people in the Hanlin Academy would care about the emperor welcoming his mother? If Princess Jiang is not the Queen Mother, only the old-fashioned defenders will pay attention, or careerists like Yang Tinghe.
The Hanlin officials should obviously be in the vanguard of discussing etiquette, but no one wanted to take the lead, knowing that it would be a thankless task.
If you cater to the emperor, you will be in trouble now because you will offend the chief minister of the dynasty.
And by catering to Yang Tinghe, do you expect the chief minister to stay in power for the rest of his life? Will the new emperor take revenge for what happened today when he gains power one day?
Therefore, unless forced to do so, these aristocratic Hanlin officials would not say anything about it, and they would just do whatever they could. At worst, they would just pretend they didn't know such a thing happened, and they would not talk about it casually in front of others.
"Um."
Yang Shen nodded.
Yu Chengxun asked: "Yong Xiu, I heard that yesterday Fei Lao Yi, the Grand Scholar of Wuying Palace, was appointed as the Zhuguo, and Shaobao was admitted to the cabinet. What is his attitude towards this matter?"
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Yang Shen said: "Such matters will naturally be brought up by my father. We still want to think about how we can help. As the younger generation, there is not much we can do. But I don't know what strategy your majesty will come up with for this.
Point...either a scholar from Yuan University or someone from Prince Xing's Palace should know something about it. Later, you go see Zhu Hao and ask him to visit his old friends from the Palace to find out more."
Yu Chengxun shook his head: "Even if Zhu Hao has contact with people in Xingfu, those people will not confide in him. What's the use of going there?"
"How can you know if it doesn't work if you don't try? Just tell him something. Whether he can succeed or not depends on his own ability."
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The civil servants in the DPRK saw that the emperor had a tough attitude towards welcoming his mother into the palace.
It is in line with the new emperor's consistent style on the issue of lavish gifts after he ascended the throne.
This caused a headache for everyone in the court.
On the one hand, we want to argue with reason, but at the same time, we know that doing so may offend the emperor. Naturally, we are not afraid. We feel that we have the support of "morality and etiquette", and the law does not punish everyone. We just argue based on the regulations of the Ministry of Rites on great rituals.
It's not against the axioms. Are you afraid of a ball?
Zhu Hao was just an insignificant role in Yang Tinghe's faction. He didn't even have a say in such matters. At most, he was occasionally used as a gunman.
But on the side of the new emperor, Zhu Hao is the soul and brain figure, and almost all countermeasures come from him.
In the afternoon, Zhu Si came out of the palace to see Zhu Hao as usual. As soon as they met, he complained a lot. He scolded many civil servants for their stubbornness and stubbornness during the court meeting. He also scolded Yang Tinghe and others for not coming forward to dissuade them.
Still acting as a troublemaker.
"Your Majesty, calm down..."
Zhang Zuo saw that Zhu Hao was not speaking but just listening, so he quickly came out to persuade Zhu Si.
Zhu Sidao: "Can I not be angry? My mother-in-law is in Tongzhou now. If I go to pick her up, I can get to the capital in two days... I desperately want to see my mother-in-law... But if this matter cannot be negotiated, my mother-in-law can only
Go back to Anlu and continue to be the princess, and you have to adopt a younger brother from another family to honor me, those people are really crazy!"
"Then just stick to it to the end!"
Zhu Hao said.
"Um?"
Zhu Si looked up at Zhu Hao.
Zhang Zuo was also surprised by Zhu Hao's neither yin nor yang tone, as if he was having fun.
Zhu Hao said: "In this matter, we just need to wait for one party to compromise, or to wait for each side to take a step back. There is no better strategy... As long as His Majesty shows his stubbornness, Mr. Yang Ge is also afraid of trouble in the court. In the end,
It is estimated that they will agree to let the princess enter the palace, and then..."
"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother."
Zhang Zuo emphasized.
Zhu Si glared at Zhang Zuo: "Don't start a fight, listen to Zhu Hao."
Zhu Hao said: "If the negotiation fails openly, your Majesty can also send someone to negotiate with Yang Gelao and others. Anyway, it will be a period of time. As for the princess, knowing that your majesty is in trouble, she will wait in Tongzhou with peace of mind. Then maybe the princess
You can also come forward to help His Majesty."
"How can I help?"
Zhu Si asked eagerly.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "The princess said she wanted to return to Anlu, so your majesty told the ministers that she would go back to support the princess. Now that the capital's garrison is basically under your control, do they dare to let her go? This is like doing
It's the same as buying and selling, if you don't turn around and show determination, how can the store compromise on the price?"